George Floyd protests: 7 LAPD employees assigned to non-field duties amid 28 use-of-force investigations, police say
1 year ago[email protected] and other local leaders are joined with protestors to discuss "a series of immediate action steps that will be taken in this community."
1 year agoA crowd has gathered in Boston's NubianSquare for a planned march to CityHall in support of cutting the @bostonpolice budget
1 year agoOakland protest at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland
1 year agoFree burritos and water provided by Taqueria Los Pericos of San Leandro & Bay Area Community Services at the Black Lives Matter protest at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland today
1 year ago2 more Atlanta police officers fired for use of excessive force on college students
1 year agoIt appears the cats are going too
1 year agoTrump "has spent the last 10 days quietly and diligently working on proposals to address the issues that the protesters raised across the country. Legitimate issues," Kayleigh McEnany said. "We hope to produce it for you in the coming days. I can't promise you it's tomorrow."
1 year agoMore than 100 protesters gathered in Nubian Square right getting ready to march 2.5 miles to Boston City Hall. This group has a list of demands - including defunding the Boston Police Dept.
Jerry Richardson statue is being lowered onto the flatbed
1 year agoProtesters take over streets outside abandoned SPD East Precinct
1 year agoStudents at @WichitaState are rallying for President Jay Golden to remain in his position—after Dr. Golden received backlash for cancelling a commencement speech from @IvankaTrump
1 year agoSeattle Police Dept East Precinct at 12th and Pine. Fire Chief is here. Seattle Public Utlities GM is here. Says portable bathrooms delivered this morning, trash was removed from area. Making sure that emergency crew can respond if needed.
1 year agoCruise begin to position the cranes with the statue at Jerry Richardson at Bank of America Stadium. Several fans have told me they just don't know what to think right now. @FOX46News @WillKunkelFOX46
1 year agoWe have had 2 days of protests after tense week of standoff between police & protesters as Protests continued in Capitol Hill - SeattleAutonomousZone is presenting new challenges as protesters occupy streets
1 year agoLots of people watching the Jerry Richardson Statue being removed from Bank of America Stadium this afternoon.
1 year agoThey are wrapping the band around the Jerry portion of the statue
1 year agoBank of America Stadium. Crews are preparing to remove the Jerry Richardson statue from the entrance on Graham St
Homeland Security report obtained by AP warns personal information of police across US being leaked online amid protests
1 year agoThe Christopher Columbus statue in Byrd Park in Richmond has been pulled out of Fountain Lake after being torn down by protesters last night
A 'Defund Police' protest and a counter-protest in support of the El Paso Police Department are planned for Wednesday evening at Cleveland Square Park downtown
1 year agoBig cleanup underway @ Guns & Roses Boutique - the only black-owned retail business on Commerce - after it was vandalized, looted. In three days, people all over the world donated $100,000 to the cleanup effort. Dozens of volunteers here today.
1 year agoDemonstrators painted "end racism now" on the street outside a police station in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood, one of many similar messages painted on streets across the country during anti-racism protests
1 year agoProtestors demanding shutdown of Atlanta City Jail. They say it's underutilized, an injustice to people jailed for minor offenses and a waste of taxpayer money. Calling on mayor to close and repurpose it onto a Community Wellness Center
The Minneapolis Police Department is withdrawing from police union contract negotiations. It's the first step in what Chief Medaria Arradondo said would be reforms to the agency in the wake of the death of George Floyd
1 year agoThe Christopher Columbus statue has been pulled out of Fountain Lake.
1 year agoIncident 148: A news crew covering protests at Little Rock on the night of 30/31 May including @KATVShelby had tear gas thrown at their feet, despite clearly being identifiable as press
1 year agoChristopher Columbus statue toppled, burned and thrown into lake in Richmond, Va
1 year agoOvernight: A statue of Christopher Columbus has been vandalized at the waterfront park in Boston. A @7News photographer first discovered the damage and @bostonpolice have been notified
1 year agoThe Confederate monument in Downtown Portsmouth was covered sheets and bags. A Blacklivesmatter sign is up on the fence surrounding the 127- year- old statue.
1 year agoUntil last night, these protests at the Justice Center broken up by police use-of-force starting around 11:30, kind of like clockwork, with PPB saying it was to protect life safety.. This video was taken from the PBB livestream at midnight tonight
1 year agoChristopher Columbus statue toppled, thrown into lake at Virginia protest
1 year agoPhotos: Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant led protesters to occupy City Hall for about an hour this evening. Inside, people took turns speaking, sharing songs and repeatedly chanting about the removal of Mayor Jenny Durkan
A Christopher Columbus statue at Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia fell at the hands of protesters Tuesday
1 year agoOverview of the fence at the Justice Center from PPB's livestream just now. Just heard an officer remark the crowd's getting smaller
1 year agoPPB has made several announcements in the last few minutes about the fence being cut and that protestors are trying to cover it with a tarp. Warning that arrests will be made if anyone tries to enter.
1 year agoThe projector's in the middle of the street. People have tents set up outside the precinct & are requesting people stay—"you don't need to stay here all night, come for 2 hours, or 3 hours"—to help secure the area and make sure it stays peaceful. "We are taking our city back."
1 year agoThousands of protestors take over Seattle city hall; demand the mayor steps down after failing to control the brutality of the police. "Hey hey, ho ho, Jenny Durkan has got to go."
1 year agoopened doors and allowed protestors into City Hall. Clearly an impromptu move catching city leaders off guard.
1 year agoHundreds more protestors joining at City Hall. Getting a standing ovation.
1 year agoJust heard back from Seattle Police. They had no idea protestors were headed to City Hall. And there are no plans to respond at this time.
1 year agoLeaving City Hall now. SeattleProtests
1 year agoA large group of protesters met inside Seattle City Hall Tuesday night to demand police reform and call for Mayor Durkan's job as calls to defund the police department have increased in urgency.
1 year agoBlackLivesMatter protesters in seattle have taken city hall. Thousands are moving in
1 year agoWalking through the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone
The Columbus statue in Byrd Park was dumped in Fountain Lake tonight, reports @ardzes
Over 100 people have gathered so far at a protest in Hermosa Beach in support of the Black Lives Matter movement
1 year ago@desusnice Richmond, VA is already on it
The Los Angeles Police Department announced Tuesday that homicides in the city increased 250% over the previous week, and the number of people who were shot increased by 56% during the same period
1 year agoLR Board of directors just voted to purchase body worn cameras for LRPD
1 year agoView of the crowd here in Revere. BlackLivesMatter march will begin soon at the beach & end at City Hall. 7News
1 year agoMoving into third full hour of protestors shutting down Route 22 in Monroeville. @KDKA
1 year agoThe speaker just asked the crowd "when the marching is over, what are you going to do"
1 year ago"Taking a knee is a sign of peace," the speaker said at the kneel in for georgefloyd @nbcbayarea
1 year agoVoters are standing in long lines all over Metro Atlanta. This is Louise Watley Library on Pryor Road.
1 year agoThere were several hundred protesters today in Jupiter. Several told me they want to see major police reforms. Some support the idea of defunding the police - or at least slashing their budgets.
1 year agoProtesters marching toward Indiantown Rd in Jupiter
1 year agoGov Tim Walz asks Minnesotans to share a moment of silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds today at 11 a.m. at the start of George Floyd's funeral services in Houston. His proclamation references both the 38 Dakota men hanged in Mankato and the 3 Black men lynched in Duluth
1 year agoPolice are at this journalist's house in Portland, Maine threatening to arrest him for tweeting about policemen
A NYC police officer is expected to be arrested and face criminal charges today after he was recorded shoving a Floyd protester to the ground and calling her a "bitch."
1 year agoOutside of Cabell Huntington Hospital. More than fifty medical professionals are kneeling for nearly nine minutes, the same amount of time a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on George Floyd's neck, which eventually killed him
1 year agoStatue and plaque honoring fallen Confederate soldiers removed from Hemming Park in downtown Jacksonville
1 year agoPeople blocking Madison and also Main. Reason is unclear.
A judge on Monday kept bail at $1 million for a Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's death
DPD's 5th Precinct investigating a shooting in the 14200 block of Wilshire x Newport. Appears as if EMS may have conveyed to St John, can't confirm that though. Detroit's east side.
DPD calling this a non-fatal shooting and evidence techs have been dispatched to process the scene. Shooting: DPD's 7th Precinct working a shooting at Edgewood & Crane. Units have been asked to step it up by a scout already on scene, a perp may still be on scene and armed. Detroit's east side.
DPD's 6th Precinct investigating a shooting in the 9500 block of Piedmont x W Chicago. A female was shot in the neck, privately conveyed to Sinai-Grace Hospital. Detroit's west side in the 6th.
1 year agoFort Worth recognizes George Floyd by lighting its skyline in crimson and gold, the colors of Yates High School in Houston, which Floyd attended
Fort Worth to drop charges of rioting against about 50 people. Most were arrested a week ago Sunday on West 7th bridge. Chief Ed Kraus says it will help city heal
3 year agoAnti-Trump rally marching from Columbus Circle to Trump Tower. They're now heading to Times Square
