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Sep 6, 2020, 6 tweets

Portland Police are making loudspeaker announcements reminding people marching near Ventura Park to remain on sidewalks and obey all laws. The march is unpermitted. Portland Police encourage lawful demonstrations.

Portland Police note that persons on Southeast Stark are engaging in tumultuous and violent conduct thereby intentionally or recklessly creating a grave risk of causing public alarm This is a riot. Police are giving announcements to disperse People are throwing Molotov cocktails.

Portland Police are making repeated loudspeaker announcements ordering people to disperse and stop committing crimes or risk use of force the use of crowd control munitions including, but not limited to, tear gas and impact weapons and the possibility of arrest

Police are making repeated announcements. This remains a riot. Members of the group have thrown Molotov cocktails injuring at least one community member. Failure to disperse may result in arrest citation crowd control agents including tear gas and/or impact weapons.

Portland Police are giving repeated announcements for people who are continuing to block SE Stark near Ventura Park to disperse and get out of the street.

Portland Police encourage people to stay off MAX tracks for their own safety and to put back all of the rocks they are picking up from the MAX tracks. People in this crowd have repeatedly thrown rocks at vehicles and police throughout the night.

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