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Title: Richmond riot arrests: 6 charged after demonstration leaves path of destruction across city
Post by: rangerrebew on July 26, 2020, 08:28:34 pm

Richmond riot arrests: 6 charged after demonstration leaves path of destruction across city
Police: Group set fires, broke windows, tagged buildings and sidewalks and blocked traffic
 
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 12:51 PM, Jul 26, 2020
and last updated 3:58 PM, Jul 26, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. -- Six people were arrested after police declared an unlawful assembly as hundreds gathered outside Richmond Police Headquarters Saturday night during a demonstration in support of protesters in Portland, Oregon.

"These six persons were part of a group of several hundred individuals who gathered in Monroe Park last night then moved as a loosely organized group through downtown, the VCU campus and the Fan –- setting fires, breaking windows, tagging buildings and sidewalks, and blocking traffic," a Richmond Police spokesperson said in a news release Sunday afternoon.

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond-riot-arrests-unlawful-assembly-saturday-july-25 (https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond-riot-arrests-unlawful-assembly-saturday-july-25)

Title: Re: Richmond riot arrests: 6 charged after demonstration leaves path of destruction across city
Post by: libertybele on July 26, 2020, 08:36:57 pm

Let's see ... add one more city to the list; Richmond, LA, Seattle, Baltimore, Portland, Austin, Oakland, Omaha, Aurora ... and growing!