2 Arrests, Cop Hurt After 400 Show Up To House Party In Brick, NJ
BRICK, NJ — A Brick Township police officer was injured Monday night as a car sped off from a house party that spiraled out of control, drawing more than 400 people to the Baywood section, Brick police said Tuesday.
Darius Edwards, 24, of Brooklyn, has been charged with two counts of assault by auto, eluding, obstruction and possession of marijuana, after he sped off in a white Mercedes and hit Patrolman Joseph Riccio and a detective in the Brick Township Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit, Sgt. Jim Kelly said.
Riccio suffered a knee injury and was treated at the hospital, but the detective was not injured, Kelly said.
Police were called to Atlantic Drive in the Baywood section, at the eastern end of Drum Point Road, about 9:30 p.m. and found more than 400 partygoers, he said. Atlantic Drive and the surrounding streets were blocked with parked vehicles, some of them with people inside, Kelly said.
In addition to loud music, there were reports of littering, public urination and trespassing, and drug use was also evident, he said.
Michelle Cicchillo, the homeowner, told police the party continued to grow until it was beyond her control. She told them she tried to make guests leave “but they were being defiant and refused,” Kelly said.
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