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Sunday, April 01, 2012

Fans Burn Couches, Flip Cars After Kentucky's Win

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Riot police used pepper spray in small amounts for crowd control as thousands of rowdy fans swarmed into the streets near the University of Kentucky campus, overturning cars and lighting couches ablaze after a victory over cross-state rival Louisville in a Final Four matchup.

Police had been bracing for the possibility of post-game violence and resorted to pepper spray though large amounts weren't needed before they ultimately began dispersing the throngs, Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said.

She said 150 officers deployed on the streets at one point to quell what she called "a very dangerous situation with the fires and the violence" that dragged on for hours.

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4 comments:

Jack K Richards said...

This type of action is unacceptable and only shows the mentality of some of our misguided youth. Police, when responding to this inane action should use more than pepper spray. Grrrrrr

Anonymous said...

I bet most were wearing hoodies!

Anonymous said...

Adults act just as badly over sporting events. Look at the 2 men in California that beat up a fan of the opposite team. People just get stupid over the dumbest stuff. Then we have the nerve to call other creatures animals.

Alex said...

At least we get to used the words "Kentucky" and "Advance" in the same sentence.