I've been in riots and it wasn't a riot," Salt Lake City Police Chief Rick Dinse said during from a mid-morning Sunday press conference "...I think it was the right amount of force at the right time." Dinse said windows in several buildings and at least one vehicle were damaged in the process. clashes, which began when individuals among a noisy crowd in the thousands became unruly after the Bud The global beer garden attraction was closed after reaching maximum capacity Dines estimates the damage could reach “a few. thousands,” but he and Mayor Rocky Anderson objected to initial reports that characterized the incident as a riot 2002 Winter Games Complete coverage from Salt Lake • Gold medals taken from two skiers • Police and clashes with. crowd at SLC; arrests made• Celizic: There should be a gold medal for whining• Sorry Oh no, but it's the No Games• NBCOlympics.com: Torson Injury Library• Ask the Olympic Expert• NBCOlympics. com• Official Salt Lake website• Local games coverage• More on the Olympics "We want to emphasize that this was a relatively minor disruption," Anderson said. “...Frankly, I expected much worse than this and much earlier (in the Games).” Dinse said between 180 and 200 officers in helmets and riot gear responded to the area near Main and 200 South Streets after receiving reports that the crowd was getting out of control. The gathering was declared an "unlawful assembly" around midnight and officers began slowly pushing the crowd, many of whom were chanting "USA, USA!" » on South Main Street, Dinse said. Rob Garcia, 18, of Salt Lake City told The Associated Press that the crowd was yelling at police and officers were forcing people closer to cars. “The police were pushing people,” he said. “The cops jumped out and set up a barricade.” Two partygoers fight in the street during a riot. Several store windows were broken, but no injuries were reported. As many members of the crowd obeyed orders to disburse, some individuals began throwing glass beer bottles at the officers, who responded by firing approximately 40 rounds from "impact devices" into the lower extremities of the officers. men. members of the crowd, he said. The action quickly dispersed the crowd. Eighteen adults and two minors were arrested during the clashes, and most were charged with public drunkenness and failure to pay, Dinse said. Most of those arrested were locals, but at least one was a Canadian citizen, he said..