>>1179305In 2011 in downtown Minneapolis, a full party bike was briefly "attacked" by a large mob of youth, with no injuries and only a BlackBerry phone stolen.[9]
On August 15, 2013, in downtown Minneapolis, a full party bike operated by a large beer bike company, tipped onto its right side. Two of the riders were taken to the hospital by ambulance. A police spokesperson stated that "Alcohol does not appear to be a factor."[10] Earlier in the year, the city had entertained introducing new regulations and licensing for party bikes."[11]
On May 23, 2015, in downtown Minneapolis, six people were arrested after they pelted a party bike with water balloons and used squirt guns, after a series of organized attacks on two previous party bikes. The riders of the pub and an off duty police officer helped hold the attackers down until other police arrived. The suspects were booked on suspicion of offenses including terroristic threats, fifth-degree assault and disorderly conduct, and released on bail. One of those arrested accused the off-duty officers of using excessive force[12]
A month later, on June 24, 2015, 12 people were injured, three seriously when a car rear-ended a party bike on a bridge in Minneapolis. The suspect was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving and felony criminal vehicular operation causing injury. It was the first collision with a car by a party bike operated by this Minneapolis company, after more than 11,000 tours in nine years in the city.[13]
