No arrests made after Morgantown Police use smoke, PepperBalls to disperse party
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — After a video went viral over the weekend of Morgantown Police appearing to use tear gas on a large crowd celebrating St. Patrick's Day, officers say that no arrests have been made and that nobody was taken to the hospital.
On Saturday, March 8 at around 2:40 p.m., Morgantown Police officers responded to a residence on North High Street, a location commonly known to house fraternities, after receiving reports of a 'large party with loud music' which was creating 'noise violations.'
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When officers arrived at the scene, they said they told the person operating the music to turn it off to comply with noise regulations. The music was turned off, but once it was, officers said that the crowd 'became aggressive' and began throwing things at them.
At that point, 'in an effort to regain control of the area' officers began to use 'standard crowd dispersal techniques' such as inert smoke and PepperBalls—which are non-lethal projectiles that disperse a chemical similar to the kind found in pepper spray.
Once 'order was restored in the area,' officers evaluated bystanders to see if any needed EMS, but none did. No arrests were made at the scene, but officers are investigating the incident to further determine 'if any additional enforcement actions should be taken.'
WVU officials also told 12 News that multiple citations were issued against students on Saturday in off-campus areas, including six for open container violations and two for noise violations.
The Morgantown Police Department was assisted by teams with the University Police Department.
This story has been updated to include additional information from WVU officials.
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