6 Arrests During World Series Celebrations
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP/BCN) - As San Francisco fans woke up bleary-eyed, exhausted and happy Tuesday following the Giants' World Series victory, police were still assessing the toll of the overnight victory celebration.
SFPD Lt. Lyn Tomioka said at least six people were arrested when celebrations turned rowdy, one patrol car was damaged and a police officer suffered a minor cut and needed stitches.
"Everyone was very happy last night, and even happy people sometimes need a police presence," Tomioka said.
After Giants' closer Brian Wilson struck out the Texas Rangers' Nelson Cruz to end Game 5 and the Series, thousands of people filled the streets all over San Francisco.
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Champagne was sprayed into the air and fireworks were shot from intersections, all to the background of "U-ribe" chants and deafening "Woooooo!" screams.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said the vast majority of people celebrated peacefully, and he added that police did a good job of keeping order.
But revelers were also seen jumping on cars, rocking Muni buses and setting fire to trash cans late Monday night.
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One of the more disturbing incidents occured when crowds swarmed and attacked the occupants of a car in the city's Mission District before police intervened.
A video of the incident posted on YouTube shows a fire burning in the middle of the street and the car passing through the crowd slowly. A group of young men starts attacking and jumping on the car.
Tomioka said police are looking into the attack and the possibility that it may have been gang-related.
Earlier in the night, a crowd lit a mattress on fire at 22nd and Valencia streets. When firefighters arrived, dozens of revelers climbed atop the fire engine, holding signs, chanting and dancing.
San Francisco Fire Department Lt. Mindy Talmadge said members of the crowd "got on the engine and they were a little riled up."
"We were advised, basically, that there was a little riot going on down there," Talmadge said.
Cars were seen speeding through nearby streets and revving their engines. One man climbed a traffic signal pole and hung a Giants flag from San Francisco Municipal Railway wires.
Tuesday morning, merchants in the Mission district were taking stock of the damage.
"We have a lot of graffiti," said Tess Villanueva, assistant manager at the Sketchers store at 2600 Mission St.
She said someone had spray-painted "Giants" in multiple colors on the store's windows.
"It's really ugly now," she said.
There was no damage at a nearby Payless Shoe Source, and manager Juan Michel said that when he closed the store at 8 p.m. Monday, the crowd was not causing any problems.
The fans were "just basically celebrating, cheering, screaming," he said.
One of the hotspots, of course, was near the ballpark. After the game's final out, the sports bars along King Street emptied and fireworks were shot from the intersection of Third and King streets.
Fans mobbed a nearby Safeway store, buying toilet paper and bottles of Champagne. Meantime, a window at the Dugout Store at AT&T Park was broken, and several fires were started nearby.
In the Lower Haight, a similar scene was playing out. Muni buses were sprayed with Champagne and crowds shut down Haight Street between Fillmore and Steiner streets.
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