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| Charlotte [NC] protesters attack officers, set tractor-trailer on fire in riot at Eritrean 'cultural event': police |
| 2024-02-19 |
| [FoxNews] The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said eight people were arrested Saturday during a 10-hour "protest and standoff" that stemmed from an Eritrean "cultural event." Clashes erupted between rival groups of Eritreans, and police confirmed that officers trying to disperse the unlawful crowds were attacked by people wielding sticks, rocks and other items. Crowds also set a tractor on fire in North Carolina's largest city, and police seized a total of two firearms over the course of several hours. Fox News Digital reached out to the department Sunday seeking the identities and more information about those eight arrested. The incident first began shortly after 11:30 a.m. Saturday, when CMPD’s Providence Division responded to "an unlawful protest happening in the parking lot of a business hosting an Eritrean cultural event" on Monroe Road. "Protesters were on private property and were spilling out into the road, which prompted officers to close Monroe Road. Dispersal orders were repeatedly given to protesters throughout the duration of the protest, however they refused to disperse," police said in a press release. "Charlotte Fire and MEDIC responded to assist." Shortly after 3:00 p.m., CMPD Bike Unit officers attempted to move protesters out of the street. "Several protesters threw objects and pushed back against the officers. Officers then deployed pepper spray," the department confirmed. "Multiple protesters and officers were treated on scene for injuries related to the pepper spray." Police said, during this time, a female protester struck an officer, and a firearm was seized from her person. She was charged with inciting to riot, failure to disperse, injury to personal property and assault on a government official. The charges for all eight suspects included impeding traffic and failure to disperse. Shortly after 6:30 p.m., dispersal orders were given again as protesters began blocking the entrance to the private business hosting the cultural event, police said. The CMPD’s Civil Emergency Unit was deployed to disperse the crowds shortly after 7:20 p.m. "The officers were met with violence and hostility, with protesters throwing objects," the department said in its initial press release. "Over the course of several hours, the CEU gave multiple dispersal orders in English and Spanish and were again met with violence from protesters wielding sticks, rocks and other items." "Protesters then intentionally set fire to a nearby tractor trailer. The Charlotte Fire Department quickly extinguished the fire and contained the scene," police said. "Shortly before 9 p.m., officers assisted with allowing the cultural event attendees to leave the scene. Protesters remained on scene initially but dispersed a short time later." Related: Eritreans: 2024-02-18 Mayhem erupts in Hague as brawling 'migrants' torch cars, trash buildings and hurl bricks at riot cops - turning Dutch city into a WARZONE Eritreans: 2023-10-19 11 Middle Eastern Migrants Found in Texas Border Sector in One Week Eritreans: 2023-10-08 61K ‘Special Interest Aliens' Entered U.S. through Biden's Open Border in 2023, Says DHS Related: North Carolina: 2024-02-12 North Carolina's Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says trans people should be ARRESTED for using women's toilets as he tells them to 'find a corner outside' North Carolina: 2024-02-08 Largest single-day bribery bust in DOJ history: 70 NYCHA employees charged North Carolina: 2024-02-03 Trump trial delayed indefinitely in case stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith's Jan. 6 investigation Related: Charlotte: 2024-01-29 Appears to be some 'smoke in the teepee' over the $83.3 million award case against Trump Charlotte: 2024-01-25 Major US cities create innovative solutions amidst continuing housing crisis Charlotte: 2023-11-19 Charlotte postal worker allegedly stole $24 million worth of checks from USPS |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 Calgary, Hague, Charlotte. Those Eritreans have definitely learned The System. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-02-19 13:41 |
| #7 Well, it looks like the Eritreans have managed to adapt very to contemporary American culture adopting local practices. Let's hear it for the 'melting pot'. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-02-19 12:31 |
| #6 Guess we can count out Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-02-19 11:58 |
| #5 Please have the demographic section send up a spreadsheet on Charlotte, NC. Charlotte city, North Carolina |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-02-19 10:41 |
| #4 KTN |
| Posted by: Vinegar Greque3942 2024-02-19 10:26 |
| #3 Please have the demographic section send up a spreadsheet on Charlotter, NC. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-02-19 07:40 |
| #2 A nice blue area getting exactly what it has been voting for. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-02-19 06:28 |
| #1 How about police start spraying a CS gas with indelible marker dyes that will ID these A-Holes weeks later for arrest? OR at the least let everyone around them know they are engaged in felonious acts. Adding RFID markers to riot control sprays is also a thought 🤔. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-02-19 06:25 |