Overview
- Randolph police released video Tuesday and announced charges against 17 people tied to an Oct. 5, 2025 street takeover at North Main and Oak streets.
- Dashcam footage shows a crowd of about 100 surrounding a cruiser, striking the hood and lighting fireworks on and around the vehicle, which blocked the officer from the intersection.
- Detectives reviewed cruiser video and nearby surveillance and obtained search warrants for Instagram accounts, where messages shared locations and urged spectators to impede police; the investigation remains open.
- Charges filed in Quincy District Court include conspiracy, interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct, negligent operation, and license plate violations, with nine arrest warrants issued and others summonsed.
- Those charged are 19 to 31 years old from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, and New York, and investigators believe some also moved between other takeovers that night, including a Boston incident where a cruiser was set on fire.