Police: Man facing charges after hitting state trooper with moped in Revere

A state trooper was taken to the hospital after being struck by a man on a moped in Revere on the Fourth of July personnel reported Troopers and Revere police responding to a account of a large crowd setting off fireworks on Thornton Street around p m announced the crowd began to get aggressive and mutual aid was requested according to state police Soon after a moped drove through the crowd and struck a trooper who was taken to a nearby hospital with what were considered non-life-threatening injuries Deshakraaun Abdullahmuhammud of Everett was arrested on several offenses including diving with a suspended license assault with a dangerous weapon negligent operation failure to stop for police and operating an unregistered motor conveyance In a comment State Police Colonel Geoffrey D Noble announced As part of the population safety objectives outlined in our Excellence Initiative the Massachusetts State Police will not tolerate behavior that poses a danger to those living working and visiting Massachusetts Despite our best efforts to de-escalate two situations around Revere Beach aggressive drivers on stolen and unregistered vehicles in this area have seriously injured two Troopers in the same number of weeks We share the serious inhabitants safety concerns and will continue our sustained proactive enforcement efforts in the weeks ahead I wish the Trooper a full recovery and we continue to sponsorship Lieutenant Donald Bossi who remains in critical condition