A US Secret Service police vehicle outside the White House has been vandalized by protesters with graffiti, seen in video shot by CNN.
After last night's looting and destruction, the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement Saturday it was"monitoring protest activity throughout the city today and is prepared to make arrests for any criminal acts.
" About 20 local, state and federal agencies will be helping APD in monitoring activity and protecting vulnerable business districts and retail centers, including Atlantic Station, Camp Creek Marketplace, Greenbriar Mall, Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza, Ponce City Market, The Mall West End and others. “I’m incredibly proud of our officers for showing professionalism and restraint, allowing protesters to voice their valid concerns,” said APD Chief Erika Shields. “We were patient. But we will not allow these protests to devolve into the destruction of property or placing the safety or our officers in jeopardy. We will make additional arrests and we are grateful to the assistance we are receiving from our partner agencies.” Friday night and Saturday morning's looting led to 71 arrests, damage to 20 APD vehicles , multiple fires, vandalism and other criminal acts, the department said. At least three Atlanta police officers suffered minor injuries. One was pushed down during a scuffle with protesters when a large crowd attempted to surround a police vehicle and two others were injured by flying debris, the department said. Officers were also subjected for hours to objects thrown at them, including water bottles, bullets, eggs, rocks, fireworks and knives. One officer was fired upon early Saturday morning while driving through Buckhead, but was not injured. Looting, broken windows and other vandalism occurred at several businesses along Peachtree and Lenox roads in Buckhead.
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