Los Angeles police officers were stationed at Echo Park this morning as efforts continued to move the remaining few homeless out of the park to make way for a $500,000 renovation effort - hours after protesters clashed with authorities near the park
Protesters, Police Clash near Echo Park, Few Homeless Remain
Police, protesters clash near Echo Park homeless cleanup in second night of tensions
3 week agoEarlier law enforcement circled the park shining flashlights in and saying over a bullhorn that the park would close at 1030. They kept asking if people want interim housing and that they have some available to offer
3 week agoLAPD making arrests in Echo Park. There are still several dozen people trapped between two skirmish lines of police
3 week agoThe @LAPDHQ continue to place people in vehicles before transporting them to jail. estimate now closer to 30 people have been arrested
3 week agoSeven of the final people in the park are talking to park rangers. LAPD are talking with two people in the park who want to get to their car on Logan
3 week agoProtesters who have been arrested are being lined up in front of the temple before being placed on
3 week agoMassive skirmish line of LAPD officers now pushing another group of protesters down Sunset Blvd. A few foam rounds being shot at protesters too
3 week agoEchoPark: Los Angeles, California
3 week agoLAPD arrest buses have arrived. An unlawful assembly has been declared up the street from us as police in riot gear square off with a group of protesters upset about the homeless being cleared out from EchoPark. Mass arrests may be imminent
3 week agoPolice just ambushed the crowd from an alley and have now separated the group
3 week agoLarge LAPD presence at EchoPark tonight as we approach a 10:30pm city deadline for all homeless residents living in park to leave the area. City says every single person in the park has been offered housing + services. 160+ accepted. A couple dozen holdouts remain
WATCH # LAPD provides update after blocking off Echo Park from protesters as they continue to clear out the homeless encampment from the park for repairs
3 week agoLAPD has Echo Park blocked from protesters as they continue to clear out the homeless for repairs. About 20 remaining tents were given 24 hour notice to leave the park last night
Protesters, police face off at Echo Park Lake before clearing of homeless encampment via @abc7
3 week agoThings have wrapped up at Echo Park Lake
3 week agoAnd the fences are going up around Echo Park Lake at midnight along Echo Park Avenue. Across the Lake are dozens of protesters standing off with LAPD officers
3 week ago"We've won the night," says a protest leader on a bullhorn, citing an announcement that homeless residents will be allowed to stay in the park overnight. Soon after, there was a scuffle on the skirmish line. Police grabbed one woman and walked her off cuffed
3 week agoA police officer tells the crowd to not move further and "stay right here." Police behind her move in and tell the crowd it's an unlawful assembly and order them to leave
3 week agoDemonstrators now calling for dissipation of the protest as LAPD announced those in the park can stay another 24 hours. Meeting some resistance
3 week agoTrucks carrying fencing have also arrived at EchoPark and are supposed to fence off the area this evening in an effort to close the park and kick out the people living there
3 week agoThe LAPD has issued two dispersal orders to crowd at EchoPark Lake near Glendale and Santa Fe. Huge police presence and skirmish lines set up along with waiting arrest vans. Seen a few smoke bombs and fireworks being lit too
3 week agoCounted at least 250 policemen, more than 50 LAPD cars and vans and 4 helicopters.
3 week agoAs, @LAPDHQ confronts protesters along Glendale Blvd, City contractors have also begun to build fences along the south and east side of the park covering it with green fabric as they build it
3 week agoLAPD pulled out zip ties while a resident screamed at them from a nearby balcony: "You are the bad persons
3 week agoProtester in a sleeping bag blocking LAPD line Echo Park Rise Up
3 week agoMore policemen just showed up on Glendale EchoParkRiseUp
3 week ago200 protesters were holding a line before 11 p.m. Some were starting to break off and leave as LAPD gave more dispersal orders, saying failure to disperse could result in arrest. Police had made one big push into the line of protesters moments before
LAPD has declared the protest at Echo Park Lake an unlawful assembly
