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More than a dozen arrests made in Portland Sunday
Salt Lake City police clear camp, arrest 19 protesters
Denver police arrest 17 in clearing right-of-way
(CNN) -- Numerous arrests took place in several Western cities as police
moved in to clear Occupy encampments over the weekend, authorities said.
In Portland, Oregon, unrest continued into Sunday morning as protesters
defied a midnight Saturday deadline for the Occupy encampments to close.
Tensions abated later Sunday as police attempted to peacefully close city
parks, but flared at one park when protesters refused to leave. Police said
on Twitter those refusing to leave Chapman Square were being arrested.
Portland police Sgt. Pete Simpson estimated Sunday afternoon that more than
a dozen people were arrested. Chapman Square was the last city park where
protesters were gathered, as the others had been vacated as of Sunday
afternoon, he said.
Video posted on the website of CNN affiliate KGW showed officers in riot
gear holding batons facing off with protesters. Simpson said the officers
were in the gear as a precaution, and were joined by other assisting
agencies. "We needed the manpower because we used up a lot of resources
yesterday (Saturday)," he said.
The operation was "pretty methodical," although a few demonstrators had
scuffled with officers, he said.
Video showed authorities dismantling tents at the camp.
Once the parks are cleared, temporary fencing will be erected so repairs can
be made, Simpson said. The parks are "pretty beat up," he added.
One officer was struck in the leg earlier Sunday by a projectile thrown from
a crowd, and was taken to a hospital, but the injuries were not life-
threatening, authorities said. One protester was arrested in a separate
incident overnight, Simpson said.
Video from the scene showed masses of protesters on downtown streets. In the
early-morning hours Sunday, police told demonstrators to leave the streets
or face arrest. All but two of the demonstrators followed that order,
retreating into several parks, KGW reported. | d*****U
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: NEW: Sexual assault reported at Occupy Philly camp, mayor says
: More than a dozen arrests made in Portland Sunday
: Salt Lake City police clear camp, arrest 19 protesters
: Denver police arrest 17 in clearing right-of-way
: (CNN) -- Numerous arrests took place in several Western cities as police
: moved in to clear Occupy encampments over the weekend, authorities said.
: In Portland, Oregon, unrest continued into Sunday morning as protesters
: defied a midnight Saturday deadline for the Occupy encampments to close.
: Tensions abated later Sunday as police attempted to peacefully close city
: parks, but flared at one park when protesters refused to leave. Police said
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