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Arrests Made, Officers Injured In Splinter Group Violence During Oakland May Day Protest
May 05, 2021
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Several protesters were arrested and two police officers injured Saturday night in violent confrontations with a splinter group of about 70 demonstrators who marched through downtown Oakland streets following an day of peaceful May Day protests.
Fearing a repeat of the widespread vandalism and damage done during a protest last month, Oakland police officers were out in force, shadowing demonstrators to make sure they remained peaceful. The department had canceled days off for all its officers.
On Saturday evening a group of approximately 70 demonstrators — staging an “Abolish the Police” demonstration — marched from Frank H. Ogawa Plaza to the surrounding streets and downtown area
“Individuals in the group began assaulting officers by throwing bottles and cans, two OPD officers sustained injuries,” OPD PIO Officer Johnna Watson said in an email.
Officers arrested at least seven people in connection to the assaults at 10th and Castro Streets.
“Officers arrested those individuals committing various crimes such as assault on an officer, assault with a deadly weapon on an officer and resisting/delaying/obstructing an officer,” Watson said.
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