Nine people were arrested after protests turned violent in Portland, Ore., police said Saturday.
Aug.22 (UPI) — Nine people were arrested after protests turned violent in Portland, Ore., police said Saturday. Authorities said up to 200 protesters rallied outside the Northeast Portland police precinct Friday night. The Oregonian said the crowd numbered around 300. The demonstrations turned violent for more than 2 hours before police officially declared the gathering a riot and began using measures to clear the crowds from the area.. The PPD said early in the night, protesters threw objects, including bottles, eggs and golf balls at officers and pointed green lasers at their eyes, causing „serious, permanent eye damage.“ Police said they retreated out of sight of the protesters in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, but demonstrators vandalized multiple police vehicles and broke past a containment line.
