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WEBVTT SAY THEY WEREN'T ABLETO CATCH EVERYONE INVOLVED.KCRA 3'S NATALIE BRUNELL IS LIVEIN DOWNTOWN DAVIS WITH THEVIOLENCE.NATALIE: BRIAN, KELLIE, I'M ATTHE CORNER OF RUSSELL BOULEVARDAND COLLEGE PARK, WHERE THEVIOLENCE BROKE OUT AND MANYPEOPLE GOT ON THEIR PHONES TOCAPTURE IT.NOW POLICE WANT THOSE PHOTOS AND, VIDEOS.DAVIS POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDINGTO GRIDLOCK AT THIS INTERSECTIONON THE CITY'S PICNIC DAY.THEY SUDDENLY FOUND THEMSELVESSURROUNDED BY AN ANGRY MOB.>> THEY WERE ATTACKED, KNOCKEDTO THE GROUND, SUFFERED MULTIPLEKICKS TO THE HEAD, AND A STRIKEWITH A BEER BOTTLE NATALIE: THE OFFICERS CALLED FHELP AND THREE MEN WEREARRESTED.22 YAER OLD ALEXANDER CRAVER,21-YEAR-OLD ANTWOINE PERRY, AN19-YEAR-OLD ELIJAH WILLIAMS.THIS PHOTO OF WILLIAMS' ARRESTSNAPPED ON SOCIAL MEDIA BYWITNESSES.>> I FEEL BAD FOR THE OFFICERSOF COURSE.THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR JOBSKEEPING US SAFE.NATALI POLICE SAY NONE OF THETHREE SUSPECTS LIVE OR GO TOSCHOOL IN DAVIS. THE VIOLENCE COMES AS POLICESTEPPED UP SECURITY THIS YEARBRINGING IN OFFICERS FROM AROUNDYOLO COUNTY.WITH A HISTORY OF ARRESTS ANDDISTRUPTIONS, POLICE SAY THEPROBLEM THIS YEAR WAS LARGEPARTIES.>> IT MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLEUNSAFE IN MY COMMUNITY IF PEOPLEARE COMING IN CAUSING VIOLENCE.>> WHEN PEOPLE COME AND AREBEING ROWDY AND NOT RESPECTITHE TOWN THAT I LOVE SO DEARLY,I DON'T APPRECIATE IKELLIE --NATALIE: POLICE SATHAT'S NOT THE ONLY PICNIC DAYINCIDENT THEY'RE INVESTIGATING.THEY'RE ALSO COMBING THROUGHSOCIAL MEDIA FOR VIDEOS LIKETHIS ONE, WHICH THEY SAY SHOWS ASUSPECT DAMAGING A WOMAN'S CARIN ANOTHER PART OF TOWN.>> AS SHE WAS DRIVING BY,MULTIPLE PEOPLE JUMPED ON HERCAR AND THEN CONTINUED JUMPINGON HER HOOD UNTIL HER HOOD WASCOMPLETELY DAMAGED.NATALI POLICE ARE NOW ASKINGFOR THE PUBLIC'S HELP TO TRACKDOWN ANY OTHER PHOTOS AND VIDEOSTAKEN THAT DAY.MEANWHILE, THE TWO OFFICERSINJURED BY THE MOB WERE RUSHEDTO A HOSPITAL AND ARE EXPECTEDTO RECOVER.>> THEY ARE DOING ALL RIGHT.THEY HAVE MULTIPLE FACIALINJURIES AND ARE PRETTY BEAT UP, BUT YOU KNOW, NO SERIOUSINJURIES, THINK GOD.NATALIE: POLICE SAY THERE WAALSO A THIRD INCIDENT IN WHICHSOMEONE BRANDISHED A LOADED GUNDOWNTOWN.POLICE WERE ABLE TO TRACK DOWNAND ARREST THAT SUSPECT.REPORTING LIVE IN DAVIS, NATALIEBRUNELL, KCRA 3 NEWS.KELLIE I KNOW YOU MENTIONEDPOLICE WANT VIDEOS OR ANYPHOTOS, BUT FOR PEOPLE WHO MAYHAVE THOSE, THEY MAY WORRY THEYARE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE.WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?NATALIE: POLICE SAY IT IS NOT ACRIME TO TAKE OUT YOUR CAMERAAND SHOOT A SITUATION LIKE THAT.

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Three men were arrested in connection with an attack on officers during the annual Picnic Day festivities in Davis, California police said Monday.Two officers were injured during the weekend attack and taken to the hospital for treatment. Their conditions were on Monday were unknown.The men were arrested and booked into Yolo County Jail in connection with the attack. The suspects were identified by police as:Alexander Reide Craver, 22, was booked on charges of aggravated battery, assault on a peace officer, felony obstruction of a peace officer and assault with a deadly weapon.Antwoine Rashadek Perry, 22, booked on charges of aggravated battery and felony obstruction of a peace officerElijah James Williams, 19, booked on charges of assault on a peace officer, aggravated battery, assault with a deadly weapon and felony obstruction of a peace officerThe attack happened around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Three officers were driving in an unmarked police vehicle when they encountered a large group of people blocking traffic, the Davis Police Department said.One officer was wearing police attire with a visible badge. The other two were wearing plain clothes but wore badges on their chests and their police weapons were visible.The officers said a large, hostile group began to yell threats at them while they were inside the car. An unarmed person gestured as if he was pulling a weapon on the officers.As the officers got out of the car, two of them were immediately attacked and beaten on the ground, police said. The crowd kicked and punched one officer in the head, and the other officer was hit with a bottle on the side of his head.The third officer was not injured in the attack.The officers could see people in the crowd recording the attack with their cell phones, police said.Police said there were at least two other incidents they're investigating. A woman driving her car near 8th and M streets suddenly had her car stomped on while someone recorded a video, which was subsequently posted to Twitter. In another incident, someone pulled a loaded gun on an individual in downtown Davis. That suspect was later arrested by police.