In a video, plainclothes officers in Louisville are seen taking cases of water and destroying gallons of milk used to dampen the effects of tear gas
hundreds were arrested during Friday evening demonstrations where officials eventually declared an “unlawful assembly.”
Intersections surrounding the municipal building were blocked off by local police and state troopers. Some remaining protesters said they were trying to reach friends who had been separated on the other side of the barricades when police broke up the crowd. The man hopped into another car and sped away before about a dozen officers ran to surround the police vehicle, feet away from City Hall. A tow truck dragged the police car away.One woman shook her head saying, “You’re giving them exactly what they want.
The area hasn’t been subject to the same kind unrest that has hit other parts of the city, but many businesses and buildings seemed to be bracing for trouble. Five years ago, riots consumed the streets of this city following the death of Freddie Gray in police custody and Baltimore is still struggling to recover.
“Molotov cocktails, a loaded gun, brass knuckles, bricks, fireworks and I’m probably forgetting some,” Shea said in a call with reporters late Saturday afternoon. “We had cops who had bleach thrown on them.” He acknowledged videos that surfaced on social media showing “cops in a less than positive light,” including one where an officer throws a woman to the ground.
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