7 month agoSheriff's office: Man struck, killed by hit-and-run driver in Brooks
7 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
7 month agoAnd after blocking the road for ten minutes, the police decide to leave.
7 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
7 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
7 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.
7 month agoThey are in the federal building found what they threw
7 month agoSo these guys just rushed the vigil, through to the 4th and main intersection and shot off several of these.
7 month agoAnd then this happened in the middle of the vigil
7 month agoRetreating back and shooting impact munitions
7 month agoFederal Officers out of the blue stormed the park. Unclear why or what their goal was. A few stun grenades were used
7 month agoThe Officers moved back to one of nearby federal buildings and begun to aim and shoot munitions into the crowd.
7 month agoCrowd outside the Edith Green fed building. It sounds like marshals may have rushed into Chapman Square
7 month agoOfficers back in their building for now. heard rumors they are currently putting gas masks on.
7 month agoSome of the Chapman Square group crossing the street back to the courthouse/Lownsdale Square side
7 month agoThe vigil for Summer Taylor in Chapman Square. Around a hundred people are in the park
7 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."
7 month ago1 minute of silence for Summer Taylor at the protest at the Federal Courthouse.
7 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
7 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.
7 month agoThe group outside the courthouse has shrunk a little as people have walked over to join the group gathering in Chapman Square.
7 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.
7 month agoSpeakers are still on the mic in front of courthouse, but a group just broke off, chanting ACAB. Heading into Chapman Square
7 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."
7 month ago"Every day we come out here to try to make something happen, to make a stand."
7 month ago18-year-old arrested in connection with arson at PPB's North Precinct
7 month agoI'd estimate around 150-200 people outside the Federal Courthouse
7 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.
7 month agoAnother group is breaking off from the sit-in protesters. It's about 40 people or so moving into Chapman Square.
7 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.
7 month agoA closer look at the state of the Federal Courthouse. Note the "murder holes" (castle style) on the side of the plywood
7 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
