PHILADELPHIA - A man is in custody after becoming violent after police tried to break up a large gathering overnight Sunday.
The incident happened at approximately 2 a.m. when police officers responded to reports of a person with gun at Front Street and Allegheny Avenue.Upon arrival, officers noticed a large crowd of approximately 100-125 people.According to police, people were trying to park on the sidewalk, driving erratically, and was throwing objects at each other and the police.
Additional units from neighboring districts were called to assist with the unruly crowd.When officers tried to disperse the crowd, it kept growing in size, and then the crowd began to block traffic and surrounding police.