Hundreds of bikes and scooters block streets in Boston, Boston MA


A large group of over 100 bikes and scooters moved through Boston Common and several streets, blocking intersections and disrupting traffic. Police monitored and deployed resources to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Eastern Massachusetts State Police
04:26
Transcript:
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There's well over 100 now coming down the Charles Street side where we had just talked about before.
00:07
Help is the locators.
00:09
We got a group of a project 150 vice list.
00:11
They'll leave in the comments.
00:12
They're blocking the intersection over there, it looks like.
00:16
They're on the move at this time from the common.
00:18
Very good, still soft six.
00:20
Right now we can each control one and three patched up.
00:23
We can go to six, I think.
00:24
I'll try to the OAC.
00:25
At above where the garage comes out there, they're blocking it as they all come out of the comment here.
00:31
Hnack, can we start deploying some of the assets that are towards Essex Street, start moving them up to area Charles Circle?
00:41
Breeze the secretary, kind of copy, Sam.
00:42
The tail end of their procession is just making it out now.
00:46
And it looks like they're all taking a left as they come to the next intersection now.
00:49
1816 age and 19 hotel.
00:51
On Tremont Street, approaching the Trial Street Group.
00:54
Got about 30 to 40 there bikes and scooters now.
00:57
All right, they got to be joining them.
00:59
H tonight, you don't tell.
01:00
Go ahead. All right, Air Wing will be launching from Plymouth.
01:04
You still want it for Overwatch?
01:05
Please. Okay. And we do have SOP 6 available to us.
01:08
You'll call.
01:09
Yeah. Yeah. Uh-huh.
01:10
Why don't we go to SOF6?
01:11
All right, everybody working the bike rally at this time.
01:14
We can switch over and acknowledge on a stop six and we'll take this patch now.
01:17
1113A1, you're going on a four.
01:19
Vehicles well into the median, non-hazard.
01:21
Recease. Sierra 789, I'll be going to stop six.
01:24
The age not receipt.
01:26
Section 889, sir. Check the night of the traffic.
01:28
Check the 1010, sir.
01:29
Montchust on them.
01:30
The usual spot, 93 north just prior to 28, yet two-car crash, possibly one tow.
01:36
Bruce you.
01:37
85 to 85A Air Patrol, be on the lookout for a grade Nissan sedan operating on Route 1 north down in St August.
01:44
This is seen operating a rag and cutting off drivers at high-rate speed.
01:48
I know, so we have anybody about the station cell?
01:50
2260 on as you were 2460 on 2
01:54
Cat teams on 2 to be advised as a activity on soft sticks you go away Boston
02:03
Yeah, 2460 is monitoring.
02:05
They're on Stallow drive at this time.
02:08
Okay, we see. Sipping north.
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Location mentioned:
Boston Common, 139 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
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