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.