KINGSTON, Ont. — Kingston Police say an officer has been taken to hospital after projectiles had been thrown at police throughout Queen’s College’s unofficial homecoming weekend.
Group applications officer Greg Anderson says Kingston Common Hospital is treating the officer, however couldn’t share what sort of accidents he had sustained.
Anderson linked the officer’s accidents to massive crowds which can be swarming town’s college district and turning “unstable.”
Underneath town’s aggravated nuisance occasion bylaw, police say out of doors gatherings with greater than 100 individuals can lead to a $2,000 wonderful for every attendee and a courtroom summons for a $10,000 wonderful for organizers.
Anderson was unaware of any costs handed out up to now, however urged drivers to keep away from the world or proceed by means of it with warning.
Queen’s College opted in opposition to holding its typical in-person homecoming occasion this weekend for a second yr in a row as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, however unofficial festivities went forward in any case.
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