14 Arrested In Protest Outside Portland’s Police Union
PORTLAND, Ore. — A protest outside the Portland Police Association in North Portland on Thursday night was declared an unlawful assembly after demonstrators set fire to the building and vandalized property. 14 people were arrested.
Demonstrators met at Arbor Lodge Park before marching after 9:00pm to the union office on North Lombard where they blocked traffic. Some members of the group climbed on the roof of the building.
We are aware of criminal activity occurring in this crowd, do not vandalize the building or attempt to light it on fire. Failure to adhere to this order may subject you to arrest, citation, or the use of crowd control agents including, but not limited to, impact weapons and/or OC
— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) September 25, 2020
Police arrested several people before disengaging without using crowd control munitions.
Portland Police executed another bullrush just as they were leaving. 4 arrests were made. One arrestee yelled that he is a Marine Corps veteran as he was taken into custody. #PortlandProtests #PDXprotests #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/gOFDwSB4Iw
— Justin Yau (@PDocumentarians) September 25, 2020
By 1:00am, most of the crowd had left the area.
Those arrested face charges including interfering with a peace officer, disorderly conduct and trespassing. One person was charged with second-degree arson. Two of those arrested are from out of state.
