Sat night:
Riot declared as protesters set fire to Portland police union offices, authorities say
PORTLAND, Ore. – A fire inside a police union building led authorities in Portland, Oregon, to declare a riot and force protesters away from the offices as violent demonstrations continue in the city that had hoped for calm after federal agents withdrew more than a week ago.
A group of demonstrators broke into the Portland Police Association building, set the fire and were adding to it when officers made the riot declaration late Saturday, police tweeted. Video shot by a journalist shows smoke and flames rising from inside the building.
Several hundred people had gathered outside the offices, which are located about 5 miles north of the federal courthouse that had been the target of nightly violence earlier this summer. The Portland Police Association is a labor union that represents members of the Portland Police Bureau.
Live video had shown multiple dumpster fires had been set near the building, less than half an hour after police tweeted that “criminal activities including, but not limited to, vandalism, unlawful entry to the building, or fire starting,” could be subject to arrest, the use of tear gas and/or crowd-control munitions.
Once the riot was declared – just after 11:30 p.m. – officers formed a line and used flash bangs and smoke canisters to force the crowd away from the area.
Rallies were also held earlier in the afternoon and evening throughout the city, including at Peninsula, Laurelhurst and Berrydale parks, local media reported....
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/3329837001
Wait, how can this be? I thought the rioting was only because of the feds, who left over a week ago?
