Portland police declared a riot and made arrests at May Day activities Saturday night, following a day of mostly peaceful marches and rallies. The Portland
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Photos: A May Day of Protests Shows Entrenched Rancor Across Oregon Given the context, Saturday was fairly quiet though certainly not harmonious A woman with an Unmask Oregon sign in Salem on May 1, 2021. (Justin Yau) Updated May 2 at 10:32 PM May Day, traditionally one of the most active dates for street dissent in Oregon, carried few surprises this year. The radical wings of both political persuasions mostly kept to their own company, although Portland leftists continued a protracted battle with law enforcement.
Arrests, broken glass as Portland cops declare May Day riot May 02 2021
Portland Police Bureau officers made multiple arrests as protesters smashed the windows of downtown businesses during a May Day event.
Portland police made multiple arrests as protesters marked May Day with broken glass and graffiti.
The nearly ritualized affair began after 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, as no more than 150 black-clad protesters gathered at Shemanski Park on Southwest Park Avenue. Spontaneous chants of f - press broke out as members of the group confronted several independent journalists. If you support anarchy you d put your camera down and have a hell of a lot more fun, one hoarse voice in the crowd yelled. There s like 12 anarchists and a f - ton of press.