Police: Multiple Arrests Made During Riot Outside Portland’s North Precinct
Nine people were arrested Saturday in Portland, Oregon, during a riot outside the North Precinct Community Policing Center.
The event that began Friday night resulted in heavy damage to police cars and injuries to officers, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) said in a news release:
A crowd of 150-200 people gathered at Irving Park at 707 Northeast Fremont Street and began marching around 9:30p.m., blocking traffic. In the march, many individuals wore protective gear including helmets, eye protection, gas masks, and body armor. Some carried homemade wooden shields.
Officers placed unoccupied police vehicles parked on Northeast Emerson Street on the southwest side of the precinct and yellow police line tape across the road. That was done with the intention of keeping the crowd away from the building. In past protests there have been attempts to commit arson and burn the occupied building.
Journalist Andy Ngô tweeted video footage Saturday of the crowd outside the north precinct:
Hundreds of #antifa have now arrived at the Portland Police north precinct, the building they’ve attacked multiple times and set on fire on other nights. #PortlandRiots pic.twitter.com/YHOuGvFIrg
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 22, 2020
Police continuously warned the crowd not to enter city property. In response, rioters targeted the officers by throwing bottles, eggs, and green lasers in their eyes.
The crowd continued throwing objects and officers retreated out of sight in an effort to deescalate the situation:
Over the next three hours, individuals in the crowd pelted the police vehicles with softball-sized rocks, glass bottles, golf balls, ball bearings, metal railroad spikes (photo), and plastic eggs filled with paint (photo). There were also balloons filled with feces thrown on the cars and even a torn up street sign was used to vandalize the marked police cars (photo). Windows were broken and tires were deflated (photo).
The PPB eventually issued a warning that the event was being declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the crowd to move to the south:
To those near NE Emerson St and NE MLK Blvd:
This gathering has been declared an unlawful assembly.
All persons near NE Emerson St and NE MLK Blvd must disperse by traveling to the SOUTH. You are ordered to disperse immediately.— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) August 22, 2020
Ngô shared footage of the moment officers began to disperse the crowd:
This is the moment Portland Police finally moved in to clear black bloc rioters from the north precinct. #PortlandRiots #antifa pic.twitter.com/8BDc3Lnc1K
— Andy Ngô (@MrAndyNgo) August 22, 2020
“Almost immediately the officers were pelted with objects including rocks. At 1:10 a.m., a riot was declared,” the PPB release said, adding that a vehicle tried to run over officers but was unsuccessful in injuring them.
However, one officer suffered a laceration to her leg when a rock was thrown, another officer sprained his ankle, and several others suffered bumps and bruises, the bureau stated.
The Democrats and anarchy
By Dennis Lund
It seems
every Presidential Election is termed the ‘most important election of our
lives’. It is a tired cliché that will not be repeated here. What will be said
is; rarely have the implications posed by the choices been more distinct, or
potentially impactful on the nation.
Actions taken
by the Democrats has been made the choice stark and clear. Their far left tilt,
the coronavirus response, and the aftermath of the George Floyd murder have
afforded the nation a look at the true Democratic Party and what a Democratic
victory would portend for the nation.
We have seen
a logarithmic rise of a political movement, one that has gained power, through
intimidation. It is a movement that brokers no dissent.
Recent events
have played directly into the hands of the community organizers now dominating
the Democratic Party. These events have also given exactly what the Democrats
crave: unlimited power over our lives and absolute political subjugation to the
radical elements within the party.
God help us
if the Democrats again gain control over the “three branches of government: The
Presidency, the Senate and the House,” to quote Representative Ocasio-Cortez.
Today’s
Democratic Party has radically shifted in ideology. Evidence of this is the
aforementioned representative from New York City. Does anyone doubt that
if not for her youth, she would be short listed for the VP slot?
She is not
the worst of what may be forthcoming should the Democrats run a clean sweep in
November. Newt Gingrich last week spelled out the political
repercussions.
If Biden, Pelosi and Schumer are in charge in 2021 get ready for this
nightmare. These include:
- Ending
deportations
- Open borders
- Release of many
prisoners
- Abortions without
restriction (and paid for by tax dollars)
- Severe Gun Control
- Expansion of the Supreme
Court
- Increased
government regulations
- Undoing anything
done by President Trump
This scenario
is indeed frightening.
The Democrats
are willing to destroy America to achieve their ends. Trump is fighting to
prevent this occurrence. The upcoming choice really is that basic.
Their
desperation was reflected in the COVID-19 lockdowns: Democrats blamed Trump for
everything they could, be it actions taken or not taken.
The most
severe controls over personal liberty were enacted by Michigan governor
Gretchen Whitmer, a potential running mate for Joe Biden.
In a
disgusting display of crass political gain we saw Pelosi try to exploit the COVID crisis to advance a
far-left agenda.
We got an
additional look at a Democrat future in the reaction to the Floyd murder.
Legitimate protests devolved into riots, which turned into a national trend.
The response
by Democrats in power, at least those not supportive or empathetic, was weak,
ineffective or nonexistent. Those ‘leaders’ are today’s Democrats and will
populate a Biden administration.
Black Lives
Matter now recognizes the potential destructive power of a mere threat of
opposition to their cause. Cross them and you are out. Just like NBA announcer Grant Napear or Philadelphia Enquirer editor Stan
Wischnowski and
many others.
Corporate
America sees this as well and the donations are flowing in. Was this the true
goal?
BLM is
untouchable and are now kingmakers or breakers. Excluding the two major parties
they are quite possibly the most powerful political force in the country.
We also saw
Democrat failures in the Seattle take over. The governor did not care and the mayor thought it to be
a street party and patriotic effort.
These are the
new Democrats. These are the people we will get if Trump loses. Obama now seems
moderate in comparison. Ponder that for a moment.
With Schumer
and Pelosi in power, with radical elements like BLM and Ocasio-Cortez
encouraged and unrestrained, BLM-approved legislation would pass with ease.
This needs to
stop and it will not stop by electing what we are seeing rising from today’s
Democrats.
The best way
to stop this anarchy from spreading, as well as impacting national politics, is
to re-elect Trump, retain the Senate, and regain the House.
The
importance of your vote in November extends well beyond President Donald Trump,
indeed our future will take a dark turn should we lose.
This needs to
stop, but it will not stop by electing what we are seeing from
today’s Democrats.
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