Red city, Huntington Beach, isn't like many of the Dem-holes that surround it.
They said "no" to arson and looting and street violence in their city. Good job, HB !
Huntington Beach George Floyd Protest Declared Unlawful by Police After Counter Demonstrators Show Up
Spencer Custodio18 hours ago
JOSE HERNANDEZ, Voice of OC
Protestors gather at the corner of Main and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach May 31. Recent killing of George Floyd has sparked protests across the county.
Huntington Beach Police officials shut down a downtown area protest Sunday afternoon, calling it an unlawful assembly, less than an hour after protesters gathered to voice their objection to the police killing of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis last week.
Police shut down the protest just as counterprotesters gathered, which triggered escalating tensions between both groups.
“So we had an active protest that has now turned to an unlawful assembly,” HB police spokeswoman Angela Bennett said. “We estimate the crowd is around 500.”
“We don’t have counter protesting specifics — we know that tensions are high and people are arguing with each other but we don’t have a specific on who is who,” Bennett said. “We declared the unlawful assembly at 1300 hours and that was due to tensions rising, people yelling at each other and people blocking traffic on PCH.”
Bennett said no arrests were made as of almost 2 p.m. Sunday and there were no “incidents”
Counter protesters showed up and confronted the demonstrators who were demanding justice for Floyd’s killing.
People from both sides poured on to Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway and confronted each other, according to social media posts and videos.
An alert sent to the public around the intersection of Main and Pacific Coast Highway on May 31.
Bennett said the unlawful assembly declaration was made around 1 p.m.
Protests are also slated in San Clemente and Santa Ana today, following a series of demonstrations Saturday.
Sunday’s demonstrations follow a host of nationwide protests over the past few days, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
On Saturday, protestors in Orange, Fullerton and Santa Ana joined the national outcry over the Minneapolis police killing of Floyd
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Protests in Orange and Fullerton on Saturday were largely peaceful, along with Santa Ana during the day. But as night set in, some people began shooting fireworks and hurling objects at police. There was also some looting of a business center.
By morning, residents began to clean up the debris. They were joined by City Councilmen Juan Villegas, Vicente Sarmiento, Phil Bacerra and David Penaloza.
Spencer Custodio is a Voice of OC staff reporter. You can reach him at scustodio@voiceofoc.org. Follow him on Twitter @SpencerCustodio.
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From: George Marcina <slovinca@verizon.net>
Subject: Huntington Beach Pier Protest Ended by Police
Date: June 1, 2020 at 8:07:20 AM PDT
To: John Pizzo <merlin1246@aol.com>
Huntington Beach Pier Protest Ended by Police
"Demonstrators started blocking traffic on Pacific Coast Highway and so we decided to disperse the crowd," police said.
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File Image: Mounted police monitor protesters on the Huntington Beach Pier during the demonstration.
Citizens staged a protest in front of the Huntington Beach Pier to demand for the reopening of the California economy.
Citizens staged a protest in front of the Huntington Beach Pier to demand for the reopening of the California economy.
A demonstration with more than 500 people at the base of the Huntington Beach Pier today was declared an unlawful assembly and the crowd was dispersed by officers, according to a police officer.
"Police saw fights breaking out among the protesters," Huntington Beach police spokeswoman Officer Angela Bennett said. "Officers also saw weapons in the crowd," she alleged.
"Demonstrators started blocking traffic on Pacific Coast Highway and so we decided to disperse the crowd," she said.
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