WPRO News and the Associated Press
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Students and college officials have apologized for a mob that injured an officer hit by a hurled liquor bottle as students gathered to celebrate Providence College’s first-ever NCAA men’s ice hockey national championship.
The Providence Journal reports that a patrolman was injured by a vodka bottle Saturday night. He received 20 stitches.
College spokesman Steven Maurano said most the celebration was controlled. He says there was no significant property damage on campus or in the immediate vicinity.
Students set a couch on fire and ignited smaller items as the gathering grew to at an estimated 1,000 people. Police say a mob threw bottles, jumped on cars, climbed telephone poles and a fire engine as firefighters arrived.
As many as 60 officers were summoned and it took three hours to disperse the crowd.
