2 arraigned after huge crowd burns, destroys Boston police cruiser

A judge set bail for two men who were arrested over the weekend during what police described as a “large-scale vehicle takeover” involving illegal street racing in Boston. The takeover ended with a police cruiser being torched by fireworks.

The Boston Police Department said there were more than 100 people involved in the chaotic scene on Mass. Ave and Tremont Street Sunday around 2 a.m.

Julian Bowers, 18, and William Cantwell, 19, were the only two people arrested. Both men are from Rhode Island. They were arraigned Monday in Roxbury District Court…

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