Authorities ask protesters near the Portland Police Association office to leave or risk arrest
Portland, Oregon Authorities asked protesters near the Portland Police Association office to leave Saturday night or risk arrest.
"This event has been declared a riot. Move to the east now. If you do not move to the east you will be subject to arrest or use of force to include crowd control munitions. Leave the area now," the Portland Police Bureau tweeted. It said protesters broke into the Portland Police Association office and set it on fire. In a separate protest near the federal building downtown, protesters could be seen dismantling a heavy metal fence set up around the building earlier as a barricade.
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