Jan 21, 2021
A group of demonstrators gathered at Revolution Hall in Portland Wednesday afternoon.
Portland Police tried to remove weapons from the group and they swarmed the officers who left the area.
Several dozen people started marching. When they reached the Democratic Party of Oregon office building they broke windows and tagged the building with Anarchist graffiti.
The group was carrying Antifa flags and a banner that read: We Are Ungovernable.
Portland Police followed the group to Buckman Park and arrested eight people.
At about 8:00 p.m., people began gathering at Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508 South Moody Avenue.
Portland Police gave public address announcements over a loud speaker including, This is the Portland Police Bureau. Roadways in the South Waterfront remain open to vehicular traffic. No permit has been issued for area roadways. Pedestrians and demonstrators must obey all traffic laws and remain on sidewalks. Failure to comply with this order may subject
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Inauguration Day Extremist Threat Mostly Fizzles in Oregon as Biden Administration Takes Power Some anarchist protesters smashed windows of the Democratic Party of Oregon headquarters in Northeast Portland. Damage to Democratic Party of Oregon offices on Jan. 20, 2021. (Chris Nesseth) Updated January 20 Oregon saw a largely peaceful transfer of power on Inauguration Day, with the only civil unrest before nightfall coming in the form of about a hundred masked anarchists and other leftist protesters smashing windows in Portland.
Jan 21, 2021
A group of demonstrators gathered at Revolution Hall in Portland Wednesday afternoon.
Portland Police tried to remove weapons from the group and they swarmed the officers who left the area.
Several dozen people started marching. When they reached the Democratic Party of Oregon office building they broke windows and tagged the building with Anarchist graffiti.
The group was carrying Antifa flags and a banner that read: We Are Ungovernable.
Portland Police followed the group to Buckman Park and arrested eight people.
At about 8:00 p.m., people began gathering at Elizabeth Caruthers Park, 3508 South Moody Avenue.
Portland Police gave public address announcements over a loud speaker including, This is the Portland Police Bureau. Roadways in the South Waterfront remain open to vehicular traffic. No permit has been issued for area roadways. Pedestrians and demonstrators must obey all traffic laws and remain on sidewalks. Failure to comply with this order may subject