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2017-09-18 -War on Police-
More than 80 people arrested in St. Louis during 3rd night of protests
[ABC] Dozens of people were arrested in St. Louis on Sunday, including a "rioter" who carried weapons and protective gear, which capped a third night of protests over a judge's decision to acquit a white former police officer in the 2011 shooting death of a black man, police said.

The protests began peacefully on Friday after St. Louis Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson found Jason Stockley, 36, not guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. On Dec. 20, 2011, the then-police officer shot 24-year-old Lamar Smith five times after a high-speed chase and crash.

More than 80 people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the protests, which police said were "no longer peaceful" as of late Saturday night, and five weapons were confiscated, according to the St. Louis Police Department. At least 32 people were arrested earlier in the weekend as demonstrators blocked highways, damaged property and threw rocks at the mayor's house and bricks at police officers, police said.

"People setting out do damage are being arrested and these criminals we've arrested should be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," St. Louis Interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole said in a early-morning briefing on Monday.

"We're in control. This is our city and we're going to protect it," he added.

An unidentified chemical was thrown on police officers and a bicycle officer was transported to the hospital with an leg injury Sunday night, police said in a statement on Twitter.

The department also tweeted images of knives, guns, masks and other types of protective gear from a "rioter" who police said was arrested.
Posted by Besoeker 2017-09-18 05:32|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ]  Top

#1 Meantime, how's that Damond-Noor thing coming along?
Posted by Richard Aubrey  2017-09-18 07:50||   2017-09-18 07:50|| Front Page Top

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