Police Warn of Escalation of Force as Wisconsin Protests Continue

[mystery-ak]

Lana Shadwick 10 Oct 2020

Protests continue in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and 28 arrests have been made. The police department warns they are seeing the force escalate.

This is the fourth night of protests after Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm declined to pursue charges against the police officer who shot and killed 17-year-old Alvin Cole.

The Associated Press reports police used tear gas and arrested 28 people on Saturday.

Wauwatosa police said they had been monitoring a group of demonstrators but at about 7 p.m., protestors used vehicles to block all the lanes of W. North Avenue at Wauwatosa Avenue. Law enforcement closed the streets and redirected traffic.

Around 7:40 p.m., demonstrators at City Hall were warned that they had been declared an unlawful assembly. Protesters were in violation of the 7 p.m. curfew.

The Wauwatosa Police Department tweeted on Saturday afternoon, “Over the past three nights, we have seen an escalation in force by the protesters.”

Wauwatosa Police (WI)
@WauwatosaPD
·
Oct 10, 2020
Over the past three nights, we have seen an escalation in force by the protesters. Our law enforcement response is in reaction to this escalation. Below are highlights of unlawful and dangerous conduct that has occurred each night in Wauwatosa during protests.


Wauwatosa Police (WI)
@WauwatosaPD
Night 1 – 10/7 
• Throwing rocks, bricks, and bottles at law enforcement officers
• Broke windows at businesses and threw bricks into windows of homes
• Looting stores in Milwaukee
• Using all lanes of traffic, blocking intersections, and speeds in excess of 80 mph
3:37 PM · Oct 10, 2020

Wauwatosa Police (WI)
@WauwatosaPD
Replying to @WauwatosaPD
Night 2 – 10/8
• Pointing a gun at a law enforcement officer
• Trapped civilian (non-protestors) in their vehicles and had to be rescued by law enforcement
• Attempted looting of business in Milwaukee
• Multiple instances of reckless driving and blocking all lanes of traffic
3:38 PM · Oct 10, 2020

Wauwatosa Police (WI)
@WauwatosaPD
Replying to @WauwatosaPD
Night 3 – 10/9
• Protestors have Molotov cocktails and other fire starting supplies
• Guns spotted in the protest crowd
• Throwing rocks and bottles at law enforcement officers
• Broke windows at a business
• Reckless driving, blocking intersections
3:38 PM · Oct 10, 2020

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https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/10/10/police-warn-of-escalation-of-force-as-wisconsin-protests-continue/

[PeteS in CA]

I thought the WI National Guard had been activated. Are they under orders not to do anything?

[Wingnut]

There is no warn, only do.

Bust some damn skulls for crying out loud.

I miss the Mayor R. J. Daley's of the world.