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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A small group has gathered at North Precinct, near NE MLK Jr. Blvd and Emerson St. PPB is monitoring. Announcements to the crowd will be echoed on this thread. Some participants of the crowd were vandalizing nearby properties.
Announcements being made over loudspeaker: "NE Emerson St is closed to vehicle and pedestrians between NE 6th Ave and NE Martin Luther King Junior Blvd. Do not enter this area. (continued)
"To the group gathered near NE Emerson St and NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ave stop damaging and spray painting nearby properties.
Failure to adhere to this order may result in detention, citation and/or arrest.
A crowd has gathered in the street near intersection of SW 3rd and SW Main. Drivers should avoid the area and the blocks around it.
While this crowd is yelling “Burn the building down,” some individuals in the crowd have lit a dumpster on fire that has been pushed up against the Justice Center.
Portland Police are giving loud speaker announcements to not engage in criminal activity to include vandalism and arson. Warnings have been given to the individuals that if they do so, they are subject to arrest and use of force. This is now an unlawful assembly.
A group of about 100 individuals involved in an autonomous demonstration are marching in the area of City Hall. Individuals are engaging in criminal activity, this is now an Unlawful Assembly. They have been ordered to leave the area heading west.
They have been told to not commit criminal activity to include blocking streets, vandalism, assaults, and arson. Those who engage in criminal activity are subject to arrest and/or use of force.
A group of about 100 individuals involved in an autonomous demonstration are now in the area of the Justice Center. Multiple business and government buildings have sustained damage. This has now been declared a Riot. They have been ordered to leave the area heading west.
Traffic #ALERT There have been some gatherings today that have had marches impacting vehicular traffic, mostly downtown. Please be alert to your surroundings. We're monitoring. One arrest was made in the area of SW 4th Ave/Jefferson St.
We are getting reports of a car caravan driving through downtown right now. That could impact traffic for a while.
Weapons and body armor from the person arrested downtown on SW 4th Ave between Jefferson and Columbia Streets. Michael Isaacs, 26, was booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Menacing and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree.
A crowd of people is blocking SW 3rd Ave near the Hatfield Courthouse. Find alternate routes.
More people are blocking SW 2nd Ave & Main.
PPB is making announcements to people to allow vehicle traffic through on downtown streets. All streets are open. Pedestrians should use sidewalks and vehicles should not block intersections.