May 27 2021
Probable cause statements filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court say the informants watched multiple suspects smash windows.
Portland Police Bureau officers largely stayed out of sight during a protest that turned into a riot Tuesday evening, May 25 but the cops say they were able to pick out and arrest those involved in the destruction regardless.
Court documents shed some light on those targeted arrests.
At least two police informants infiltrated the black-clad crowd that gathered downtown on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd s death, with one taking photographs and another trailing a young man as he allegedly smashed windows at a Starbucks coffee shop.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) Police declared a gathering of people a riot Tuesday night after they said people lit a dumpster on fire, pushed it against the Justice Center, threw objects at police and then broke windows at City Hall. They said they made "targeted arrests. " The riot happened hours after demonstrators marched from Revolution Hall in honor of George Floyd who was murdered a year ago by a police officer in Minneapolis. Police said.
May 27 2021
Probable cause statements filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court say the informants watched multiple suspects smash windows.
Portland Police Bureau officers largely stayed out of sight during a protest that turned into a riot Tuesday evening, May 25 but the cops say they were able to pick out and arrest those involved in the destruction regardless.
Court documents shed some light on those targeted arrests.
At least two police informants infiltrated the black-clad crowd that gathered downtown on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd s death, with at least one taking photographs and another trailing a young man as he allegedly smashed windows at a Starbucks coffee shop.