A Boston police officer was left alone in a hostile crowd as people hurled drinks and debris at him while a dirt bike suspect broke free and escaped, according to police and the city’s largest police union.The chaotic caught-on-camera confrontation first surfaced in a TikTok video posted by @noticiaboston.It happened around 9:24 p.m.
on June 28 near Old Road and Ellington Street, where police said 100 to 150 people had flooded the area with loud music, drinking, lowriders, mopeds and dirt bikes.Boston Police Department (BPD) Officer Jesse Kennedy had responded to a loud disturbance call and tried to disperse the crowd when he spotted a dirt bike with no rear plate, according to a police report obtained by The Boston Herald.When Kennedy approached the rider and grabbed the handlebars to check whether the bike was registered, the rider refused to get off and allegedly tried to pull away.
Fox News Digital has requested the police report and additional information from BPD.Video circulating on social media shows Kennedy surrounded as people appear to throw liquids, bottles and other objects while he struggles with the rider.At one point, glass can be heard smashing on the street.RAMPAGING 1,000-TEEN MOB STORMS TOURIST ATTRACTION, HURTS OFFICERS IN VIOLENT 'TAKEOVER' CAUGHT ON VIDEOViral video shows Kennedy surrounded by the crowd as people appear to throw drinks, bottles and other objects while he struggles with the dirt bike rider, who eventually escapes.
(Instagram/@noticiaboston)"Go home," someone yells in the video reviewed by Fox News Digital.Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association President Larry Calderone told Fox News Digital the video shows exactly what rank-and-file officers are up against when staffing runs thin."He was all alone, and he had to go," Calderone said.He was all alone, and he had to go.Kennedy had been assigned with another officer, but Calderone said that officer had trouble reaching him because of traffic, street takeovers and pedestrians ...