‘Lawless rioters’ in Portland throw rocks and concrete at cops in 72nd straight night of chaos
THE seventy-second straight night of protests in Portland descended into violence, with cops reportedly attacked with rocks and chunks of concrete.
Officials said that some protesters on Friday attempted to blind officers by shining lights in their eyes, a day after the department declared the protest an “unlawful assembly.”
The said that "commercial grade fireworks, concrete, rocks, [and] eggs" were launched at cops during the protest, per a from the agency.
The department shared a photo of three nails stuck on a police vehicle tire.
Police to local residents for the disruption and noise, as officers used a sound truck to blast warning to protesters to leave the scene.
“The sound truck is issuing warnings and directions to those participating in the unlawful assembly to disperse,” the read.
“We have to keep our distance to avoid the items being used as weapons against us.”
The unrest came hours after told supporters at a New Jersey fundraiser that the city of Portland
“The officers, they single handedly saved the federal court house in Portland from lawless rioters and agitators and anarchists, that’s what they are,” Trump said.
On Thursday, the department was forced to declare a supposed protest an “unlawful assembly,” claiming the intent of rioters was to “ or
The same night, the department tweeted out a photo of an elderly woman whom the rioters had .
Journalist Andy Ngo of the incident, writing: “An older woman tried to stop antifa rioters from continuing their attack on the Portland Police east precinct tonight.
She stood in the front and they dumped some white liquid all over her & curse her out.”
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The chaos between protesters and police continues even after Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced that federal agents will begin to exit Portland on July 30.
The federal agents were sent to Portland at the start of July by the Department of Justice as part of Operation Legend, which is described as “federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crimes.”
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