The Portland Police Association was set on fire as police declared a riot.
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Portland Police Association on fire.
The Portland Police Association building was set on fire as unrest in that city continued to escalate, according to Portland police and a video posted on social media.
The blaze came as Portland and Oregon leaders heightened their rhetoric against President Donald Trump for deploying federal agents to the streets of that city. The Oregon Department of Justice is suing federal agencies alleging they’re detaining people without probable cause.
Ppa is on fire. pic.twitter.com/GPP1HdZmoc
Griffin – Live from the Justice Center (@GriffinMalone6) July 19, 2020
Portland police confirmed on Twitter that the fire was set at the PPA. “People have broken into the Portland Police Association office and lit the building on fire… The fire in the PPA office is out. Portland Police are moving the rioting crowd to the East,” police wrote.
PPA on fire. Riot declared. Sirens coming from the west. Crowd moving East. Hearing some kind of shots. pic.twitter.com/mzn594pPBa
— Tuck Woodstock (@tuckwoodstock) July 19, 2020
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Quite the video taken not long ago in Portland on the 51st night of protests. Meanwhile, at the PPA building (Portland Police Association), a fire was set inside that has since been put out https://t.co/WSlpb56VD1
— Cole Miller (@ColeMillerTV) July 19, 2020
Portland police wrote on Twitter that they were declaring the situation a “riot” on the evening of July 18, 2020. “This event has been declared a riot. Move to the east now. If you do not move to the east you will be subject to arrest or use of force to include crowd control munitions. Leave the area now,” they wrote.
Police warned people not to breach the Police Association Building: “The area near the PPA Office is a residential area. We notice criminal activity occurring in this crowd. If you attempt to set fire to, breach, and enter the PPA office, you will be subject to arrest or use of force to include crowd control munitions. Move to the east now.”
Police wrote that people were removing fencing at the federal courthouse, writing, “A large crowd has gathered along SW 3rd Ave/SW Main in downtown Portland. People are removing fencing and using it to barricade doors at the Justice Center and Federal Courthouse.
