11 month agoSheriff's office: Man struck, killed by hit-and-run driver in Brooks
11 month agoThe LRAD announced that the police are observing vandalism on the Justice Center, and maybe "people trying to brake in." So they send the riot policemen in response
11 month agoAnd after blocking the road for ten minutes, the police decide to leave.
11 month agoSome PPB officers just appeared behind the Justice Center. Perhaps a shift change.
Shooting in East Portland leaves juvenile injured near Southeast 148th Avenue just South of E Burnside Street, Dozens of Casings Recovered
11 month agoPPB in camo suddenly stormed into Chapman Square a few minutes ago, fired off some "crowd control munitions," then retreated into the federal building at 3rd and Jefferson. This is still warm. Better pics later
11 month agoFederal officers just stormed out of the federal building on Madison and 3rd. Eye-witnesses reported that they chased after an individual, before retreating back to the building.
11 month agoThey are in the federal building found what they threw
11 month agoSo these guys just rushed the vigil, through to the 4th and main intersection and shot off several of these.
11 month agoAnd then this happened in the middle of the vigil
11 month agoRetreating back and shooting impact munitions
11 month agoFederal Officers out of the blue stormed the park. Unclear why or what their goal was. A few stun grenades were used
11 month agoThe Officers moved back to one of nearby federal buildings and begun to aim and shoot munitions into the crowd.
11 month agoCrowd outside the Edith Green fed building. It sounds like marshals may have rushed into Chapman Square
11 month agoOfficers back in their building for now. heard rumors they are currently putting gas masks on.
11 month agoSome of the Chapman Square group crossing the street back to the courthouse/Lownsdale Square side
11 month agoThe vigil for Summer Taylor in Chapman Square. Around a hundred people are in the park
11 month agoSpeaker addressing the Twitter drama currently going on. The group that left for Chapman says the sit-in is organized by Rose City Justice (who they don't like). Speaker says "No the fu** we're not."
11 month ago1 minute of silence for Summer Taylor at the protest at the Federal Courthouse.
11 month agoOne group of protesters is gathered in front of the US Courthouse giving speeches/doing a sit-in. Another has moved across the street to Chapman Square. Lighting candles. The pioneer statue here is just fine, in case anyone thought it been damaged in that fire. It's decorated
11 month agoThere is a minute of silence in front of the courthouse for Summer Taylor, an activist who was murdered at a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle a few days ago.
11 month agoThe group outside the courthouse has shrunk a little as people have walked over to join the group gathering in Chapman Square.
11 month agoThe group that came here for the "Night of Rage for Summer Taylor" have moved to Chapman Square and separated from the group doing the sit-in by the federal courthouse.
11 month agoSpeakers are still on the mic in front of courthouse, but a group just broke off, chanting ACAB. Heading into Chapman Square
11 month agoSpeaker currently talking about the importance of allies, staying together (as opposed to having dueling groups), etc. "These police officers are so scared right now. They're scared of us."
11 month ago"Every day we come out here to try to make something happen, to make a stand."
11 month ago18-year-old arrested in connection with arson at PPB's North Precinct
11 month agoI'd estimate around 150-200 people outside the Federal Courthouse
11 month agoNew group called Portland Protest Bureau is having a peaceful sit-in outside the federal courthouse. Organizers say they want to focus on the movement, not violence.
11 month agoAnother group is breaking off from the sit-in protesters. It's about 40 people or so moving into Chapman Square.
11 month agoThere has been a sit-in right in front of the federal courthouse for the past 20 minutes. Half a dozen people have given short speeches.
11 month agoA closer look at the state of the Federal Courthouse. Note the "murder holes" (castle style) on the side of the plywood
11 month agoDowntown Portland, Tuesday July 7th. There are a few hundred people here in front of the Federal Courthouse, right next to the Justice Center, protesting for the 42nd
