Several thousand people marched for racial justice overnight Friday without any significant violence, or face-offs with law enforcement, in contrast with the conflict of the past few weeks
Local police, who took over protecting a federal courthouse, aren’t visible as thousands march for racial justiceAug. 1, 2020 1:14 pm ET
PORTLAND, Ore.—. No police were visible as a large crowd marched around the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse at the start of the first weekend since the Trump administration and Oregon’s governor agreed state troopers would defend federal property and work with local officers to patrol the streets. This allowed federal agents, who arrived...
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Portland prepares for federal agents to step back from protestsOregon officials are preparing to take over protecting a federal courthouse in Portland that’s been a target of violent protests.
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Portland protest strives for peace as U.S. forces drawn downMore than a thousand people showed up to peacefully protest for a second night in downtown Portland, Oregon. The protest late Friday into Saturday morning comes about three days after the announcement that the presence of U.S. agents would be reduced.
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Calm returns to Portland as federal agents withdrawLocal and state agencies take over security, but some U.S. officers remain close by.
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Federal Agents Drive 3 Hours Away From Portland Before Realizing Abducted Protester Still In BackseatECHO, OR—Cursing their inattention and debating whether they should turn around, several U.S. federal agents reportedly had driven three hours away from Portland Friday before realizing an abducted protester was still in the backseat. “Goddamnit, how did we miss him?” said federal agent Steve LaJoie to his partner after hearing muffled cries from a handcuffed man and registering that he must have been unconscious in the backseat of their unmarked vehicle for nearly 200 miles since the operatives had pulled out of Portland. “Shit, we hightailed it out of there so quickly we didn’t even check the backseat. Hey, Dave, did you pick up this guy? I don’t remember grabbing him and shoving him back there. Fuck, our ass is grass if we show up at headquarters with an abducted protester. Someone look online to see if anyone’s posting about him going missing. There’s only one, right? Check under the seats.” At press time, the federal agents had decided to pull over at the next ditch and shoot him.
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