Wild footage shows a Long Island cop pepper-spraying a rowdy mob swarming a mall in a panic over a limited edition Swatch watch release that’s caused chaos around the globe.
The Nassau County Police Department was called to make arrests after the unruly crowd mobbed Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, Long Island, cops said – though they did not confirm the video.
Viral video of the incident posted on X shows a lone officer getting pummeled by a crowd of would-buyers going psycho for Swatch in a frenzy the limited edition “Royal Pop” watch – a collaborative pocket watch created by Audemars Piguet and Swatch that comes with a price tag of more than $400.
The footage shows the cop being toppled over by the stampede, before he takes out a can of pepper spray and unloads it into the crowd.
The timepiece fanatics quickly spread out, with a few rubbing their eyes and covering their faces while stepping back from the officer, according to the clips.
Footage of another angle of the incident shows a 100-person mob surrounding the officer – and the cop spraying the crowd for his life.
“That’s why I told y’all to move. I told y’all to move. Look at the damn Mace,” one onlooker said.
The Nassau PD declined to comment on the video.