Hannah Bleau 1 Jul 2020
Police responded to a protest that descended into a violent riot in north Portland after demonstrators threw rocks and water bottles at officers, shined lasers in their eyes, and attempted to set fires near the precinct.
Demonstrators clashed with police on Tuesday as a protest in the northern part of the city turned violent, leading authorities to declare an “unlawful assembly†and disperse the crowd.
According to the Portland Police Bureau, a “couple hundred†gathered at Peninsula Park around 6:00 p.m. and “began marching in a northwesterly direction towards the Portland Police Association’s office in North Portland†roughly two hours later:
Around 9 p.m., demonstrators began blocking the road on North Lombard Street at North Campbell Avenue. While in the street, demonstrators began throwing projectiles at officers who were standing outside of the Portland Police Association office. These projectiles included rocks and water bottles. The demonstrators also shined green lasers in the officer’s eyes.
At approximately 9:08 p.m., the sound truck made an admonishment stating an unlawful assembly had been declared and that the demonstrators needed to disperse to the east. The demonstrators were told if they did not obey the lawful order and begin to disperse, they could be subject to arrest or use of force to include crowd control munitions. Despite the admonishment, demonstrators continued to block traffic on North Lombard Street and throw projectiles at officers who were in front of the Portland Police Association office.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/01/police-respond-to-riot-in-portland-as-protesters-throw-baseball-sized-rocks-at-cops-set-fires-near-precinct/
