Portland rings in new year with shattered glass, riot
January 01 2021
Portland Police made arrests after hundreds of protesters clashed with authorities during a protest at the start of 2021.
Portland celebrated the new year with broken glass, riot gear and impact munitions during one of the fiercest protests in months.
Hundreds of protesters gathered downtown near Southwest Third Avenue and Main Street beginning at 7:45 p.m. Dec. 31, and by the time the clock struck 2 a.m. Jan. 1, the central city once again looked like a war zone.
Officers alleged that several Molotov cocktail-style "firebombs" were thrown at their ranks, prompting them to declare a riot just before midnight and use crowd control impact munitions and inert smoke.