A fire inside a police union building led authorities to declare a riot Saturday in Portland, Ore., which had hoped for calm after federal agents left over a week ago
A fire inside a police union building led authorities in Portland to declare a riot and force protesters away from the offices as violent demonstrations continued in the city. Leaders had hoped for calm after the withdrawal of federal agents more than a week ago.
Police said a group from Peninsula Park marched to the Portland Police Assn. building, which is about five miles north of the federal courthouse that had been the target of nightly violence earlier this summer. The Portland Police Assn. is a labor union that represents members of the Portland Police Bureau.A group of demonstrators broke into the building, set the fire and were adding to it when officers made the riot declaration just after 11:30 p.m., police said.
The most recent clashes have, however, amped up tensions after an agreement between state and federal officials seemed to offer a brief reprieve.Police arrested 24 people during demonstrations overnight Friday after they said people defied orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks at officers. An unlawful assembly was declared outside the Penumbra Kelly public safety building.
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