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Over 60 Portland 911 calls go unheeded overnight as police respond to riot | Fox News
Police can't even protect their own law abiding citizens in Portland.
We now know that Portland mayor Ted Wheeler was lying about federal agents being the problem.
We also know that Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot doesn't have a clue what to do - ‘This is Out of Control': Downtown Residents Worry As Crime Soars
Seattle has hamstrung their police officers - Seattle's East Precinct sees surge in arson, assaults and burglaries
These are longtime Democratic Party held cities. This is the best that democrats can offer the nation.
No Thank You.
Calls about theft, vandalism, suspicious activity, hit and runs, and burglary were put on hold
More than 60 emergency calls to police went unheeded overnight in Portland as officers were preoccupied with hundreds of demonstrators downtown and were pelted by rocks.
On the 80th consecutive night of protests, the Portland Police Bureau declared a riot around midnight Sunday after a crowd of hundreds had blocked traffic for three hours by the Penumbra Kelly Building in the 4700 block of East Burnside Street, trespassed on the closed property and engaged in “violent, tumultuous conduct.”
The targeted building is owned by the city and is used by city and county employees, including the Police Bureau.
From midnight to about 2:45 a.m., protesters ignored warnings from police to disperse and began arguing amongst themselves.
Some threw objects at police cars in the parking lot of the building and spray-painted over security cameras. Others shined green lasers at officers’ eyes and pelted police with softball-sized “river rocks” and glass bottles.
COSTS FROM WEEKS OF PROTESTS TAKE FINANCIAL TOLL ON CASH-STRAPPED CITIES ACROSS US
Two officers went to the hospital. A photo shared by the police bureau showed a 9.5-pound rock that was thrown by a person posing as "press" as the officer "prepared to ride away on a truck.” Several arrests were made.
Police can't even protect their own law abiding citizens in Portland.
We now know that Portland mayor Ted Wheeler was lying about federal agents being the problem.
We also know that Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot doesn't have a clue what to do - ‘This is Out of Control': Downtown Residents Worry As Crime Soars
Seattle has hamstrung their police officers - Seattle's East Precinct sees surge in arson, assaults and burglaries
These are longtime Democratic Party held cities. This is the best that democrats can offer the nation.
No Thank You.