Riot Gear News & Articles

Minneapolis protesters thanked for 'peaceful' withdrawal from precinct camp

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Officials shut down the encampment because of safety risks and impact on emergency response times

8 arrested as Minneapolis police tear down protest camp

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Officers told about 50 chanting demonstrators camped outside the precinct to disperse and began removing tents

Minn. police union calls out public employee union's support of protestors

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The Minneapolis police union, which has defended the officers, has yet to release a statement of its own

Protest over fatal Chicago police shooting ties up retail district

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Hundreds of protesters chanted "16 shots! 16 shots!" and stopped traffic for blocks to express their anger

Chicago awaits more protests over police shooting

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In the city, protest groups are expected to stage more demonstrations in the days ahead

2 arrested in Chicago protests after release of police shooting video

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The protests came a few hours after Chicago police released the video of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald's 2014 death

'No one feels safe': New Orleans on edge after mass shooting

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Authorities said the shootout that wounded 17 people Sunday night was probably gang-related

Authorities: Video from Minn. shooting is inconclusive

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Protesters have been calling for investigators to release video of the shooting

Minn. top cop defends officers' conduct during protests

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Chief said she had 'never seen more professionalism' from officers

Protesters call for prosecution of Minn. police in fatal shooting

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The police union has said the man was shot after reaching for an officer's gun

Minn. community demands answers in fatal OIS

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The fatal shooting of a man by a Minneapolis police officer has prompted unrest in the city

Police union: Minn. officers should get tougher with protesters

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Officers have been hit with pepper spray, Molotov cocktails, bottles, rocks and bricks

Minn. police hit with bottles, rocks at protests following shooting

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Squad cars also received significant damages, a police spokesperson said

NY police get riot-ready with help from grant

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The department's proposed 2016 budget includes a $75K allocation to purchase additional riot helmets

Official: Minn. fatal OIS vids won't be released

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Protesters have set up tents around the 4th Precinct station near where the shooting occurred

After-action report: Learning from Baltimore’s response to riots

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Protests in modern society are very different from even a decade ago

Baltimore mayor: New riot gear before Freddie Gray verdict

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Priority after April riots, when officers were not equipped with enough shields or body armor and 160 were injured

Court nixes Occupy marchers' suit over mass arrest on bridge

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Police didn't mislead more than 700 Occupy Wall Street protesters into getting arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge, a federal appeals court decided

Chicago police to deploy range of protest tactics

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Old, new tactics are planned to control protests outside the upcoming NATO summit

Riot aftermath: Vancouver police examine tactics

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Police approach and role of social media affected course of riot

Video: Police attempt to control Vancouver riot

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Canucks fans start a violent riot after their Stanley Cup loss

Video: 3 officers injured at Ohio St. street party

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"Woodfest" block party drew 4,000 revelers; pepper spray deployed

Video: Greek cops attacked, bombed over cut wages

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"When they cut the police wages, they'll be in the streets too," one protester says, as gas bombs explode in the background

Video: Russian cops criticized for protest abuse

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Dozens of police officers heavily cordoned off the square where the rally was held and hauled away protesters as they chanted "Down with the police state!" and "Russia without Putin!"

Video: Fans riot at Colo. Earth, Wind & Fire show

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Some threw beer bottles, patio furniture and other objects at police