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ore than 100 people were arrested and charged with criminal and traffic offenses after taking part in a what police called a “pop-up rally” in Ocean City, Md., this weekend, the police said in a statement.
This weekend’s gathering was an unauthorized car rally called “H2Oi,” the Baltimore Sun reported. According the Salisbury Daily Times, the unsanctioned event occurs around this time of year annually.
The police said in a statement Sunday that the what started as social gatherings took a turn, and additional law enforcement officers were called in at around 11:50 p.m. after there was “unruly and violent behavior” among large crowds across the city, especially in the downtown area. The release did not specify which day the statement referred to, and the police could not be reached for comment.
People at the event shared videos of confrontations that erupted between police officers and rally attendees. In one video posted on YouTube, police tackle a fleeing person to the ground. Meanwhile, people in the surrounding area urged one of a man to run, shouted “police brutality” and taunted the police.