Multiple arrests, medical calls on police to use “chemical ammunition” to break down UD parties
Police broke up at a St. Patrick’s Day party near the University of Dayton in multiple arrests.
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Medical staff were called to the 400 block of Los Street about 20 times to 3 p.m., according to a message from the University of Dayton, where police dispatch told News Center 7 that the calls were “unconscious males.”
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As a result, officials tried to disperse people in the area in response to crew safety. According to the university, bottles were thrown at officers and the crowd was not “heeding orders.”
According to the university, officials then used “chemical ammunition” to disperse the crowd and five people were arrested.
News Center 7 talked to people attending the event and they said they were hit by a pepper ball.
The university said they will continue to review today’s activities and law enforcement will remain on campus tonight.
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