2004 World Series: Difference between revisions

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Many roads were closed off, including Yawkey Way, and a police perimeter was formed around Fenway Park to keep fans from trespassing into the field and stadium. Another two police lines were formed by police in full riot gear, along [[Commonwealth Avenue, Boston|Commonwealth Ave.]], and [[Beacon Street]], preventing anyone from leaving [[Kenmore Square]]. Most bars shut down during the hour after the end of the game. Small caches of [[fireworks]] were set off around the city, and many news programs showed several hours of footage of the streets in Boston and Cambridge interspersed with footage and interviews from inside Busch Stadium, beginning about 10 seconds after the final out was recorded.

Around midnight, the police line along the entrance to Kenmore Square began to move in on the celebrators, pushing them down Commonwealth Avenue towards [[Boston University]]. The Police reportedly used [[pepper spray]] on the crowd, and also fired [[flash bang grenades]] on the front lines of fans, causing panicked crowds to swarm down Commonwealth. [http://www.xeow.com/blog/entry.pml?20041027a]

People in the surburbs were also celebrating. In some places such as [[Lynn, Massachusetts|Lynn]], screams and cheers of joy were heard, fireworks were set off and people were banging pots and pans. There were 35 arrests, mostly for minor offenses (e.g. drunk and disorderly conduct), 22 injuries resulting in hospitalization (one of which was a police officer hit in the face with a beer bottle), and some minor property damage (2 reported property vandalizations, several damaged trees).