Riot
A report on the LAPD’s response to mass demonstrations in summer 2020 reveals how acts of violence against police and citizens, extensive property damage and looting caught police off guard
Every single aspect of the response to these events was negatively impacted by a lack of crowd control training for officers and supervisors
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At least 8 people were arrested and three officers suffered minor injuries, police said
Violence continued Tuesday over the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr., who was seen holding a knife
Crowds turned violent overnight after police shot and killed a knife-wielding man Monday
Officials said three demonstrators and three officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries
Police arrested two people on charges including reckless burning, interfering with police and disorderly conduct
A crowd of more than 2,000 that converged downtown to celebrate soon turned chaotic
No damage was done to the LAPD building, officials said, but windows and doors of nearby structures were broken
Attorney Tom Plunkett said the “riotous crowd” shows the men can’t get a fair trial in Hennepin County
Rep. Lisa Willner, a Louisville Democrat, said she plans to file a new bill request Monday that would redefine the criminal charge
28 people were arrested, police said, after a fourth night of protests since the grand jury’s decision to not indict officers in Taylor’s death
Video posted online showed flames erupting outside the doors of the Portland Police Association office
Police said early Friday that demonstrators were arrested on charges including unlawful assembly, failure to disperse and riot
Larynzo Johnson allegedly fired “multiple bullets” at Louisville police officers amid protests for Breonna Taylor
Nearly 100 people were arrested in Louisville, with vehicles damaged, fires set in garbage cans and several stores looted
Under the bill, those who damage property or inflict injury could face felonies, and mandatory jail time if they hit a cop
Demonstrators resumed Friday after taking more than a week-long break when the city was blanketed by heavy smoke from wildfires
Bail for nine of 13 defendants was lowered, in several cases so they will not have to put up any money to be released
Rioters damaged police headquarters and set a fire downtown in the aftermath of a fatal shooting, officials said
The protests became violent as the night wore on, with some in the crowd throwing objects at police and flipping tables at restaurants
President Trump vowed to pump millions of dollars to help rebuild Kenosha and fund law enforcement efforts statewide
On Monday crowds demanded he resign, with some people setting fires and breaking windows
The cost includes damage to garbage trucks, street lights and traffic signals
Sheriffs from two surrounding counties said they would not send deputies to Portland, as the governor asked, to help curb the violence
State police will return to help local authorities after a man died amid clashes between Trump supporters and counter-protesters
The ruling puts journalists and legal observers on the level of demonstrators during dispersal orders
Kyle Rittenhouse faces five felony charges that include first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide
Some in the crowd vandalized building security cameras, shined laser lights at agents and threw rocks at them, police said
Looters used mainly peaceful protests as cover to systematically steal from stores, officials said
Security video obtained by local news shows part of the incident
A special response team is exposed to gases in training to prepare them for civil unrest response
