The Philadelphia Police Department is looking for a group of people dressed in Eagles gear who were caught on camera flipping a car right before the Super Bowl on Sunday.
The incident happened in the 1700 block of Arlington Street, a small street near Temple University in North Philadelphia, around 4:20 p.m. People could be seen on video flipping a silver Volvo in the middle of the street, the police said in a statement on Tuesday.
The car’s windows were smashed, the license plate was removed and the car was spray painted, police said. Video posted online shows people jumping into the upside-down car and some even giving high fives.
Detectives believe nine individuals were involved in the carjacking. You can check out all of their photos in the video below, which police released, and help identify them.
Police officers from Philadelphia and Temple arrived at the scene to disperse the crowd after learning of the incident Sunday afternoon. They remained in the area throughout the night and said they received no additional reports of disorderly behavior.
Other cars in the area were also reported damaged. Frustrated neighbors called out the crowd for being out of control.
“They have no regard for the kids that live here or anything on this block,” said Ruby Dixon, who lives on Arlington Street. “There has to be some kind of way that they can ban these parties that are going on because then we’re left to clean up their mess. Three cars have already been damaged. The next thing is to know that someone is going to get hurt.”
Neighbors and members of the Temple community came together to raise money for one of the people whose car was vandalized during the block party. A Temple alumnus who has lived on the street where the incident happened since 1988 is among the individuals whose cars were damaged.
The university urged students to “stay safe and respect our campus and our community” ahead of the Super Bowl and said it was disappointed by the students’ behavior after learning of the vandalism.
Temple University said in a statement that it may take disciplinary action against students who violate the Student Code of Conduct, in addition to any police charges. Temple also asked that anyone with information or images of the incident and those involved email it to the Temple Investigations Unit at Investigations@temple.edu. People submitting information and images can remain anonymous.
Philadelphia police made 13 arrests Sunday night after the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss, including two for misdemeanors and 11 for disorderly conduct.
Large groups of fans could be seen at Market and Broad streets after the 38-35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Although there were some incidents of vandalism, most people were not rowdy.
