Crime & Safety
Protesters Block I-580 in Third Night of Oakland Riots
The protesters have been moved off the highway as local residents are getting fed-up with the chaos. (Breaking)
OAKLAND, CA — Protesters rampaged through the streets of Oakland in a third night of rioting.
Thursday night, protesters made their way onto eastbound I-580, briefly blocking traffic before they were herded back out of traffic. Two were arrested.
Photos posted on Twitter also showed fresh graffiti. Windows were also smashed and trash fires burned.
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Both Oakland PD and the CHP advised residents of the movement of the protest on Twitter throughout the night.
Some Oakland residents and other commentators from around the country admonished Oakland PD to shut down the protests. One tweeted, "do something about it opd. What did any of these hardworking commuters do to deserve this bs on their way home," while another person used the hashtag #Stopdestroyingourcity.
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The crowd was estimated at 1,000, down from 7,000 the night before.
There were at least 11 arrests, and one of the people arrested had a cache of Molotov cocktails, police said. There were also seven citations issued. The arrests and citations were for crimes including assault on
officers, vandalism, failure to disperse and public intoxication, police said.
Protestors broke through a hole in a perimeter fence and blocked I-580 in #Oakland. We are working to clear the freeway now. pic.twitter.com/zGDSZHqZ99
— CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) November 11, 2016
I-580 is now clear, on and off ramps may be closed as the protest moves around #Oakland.
— CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) November 11, 2016
Two arrests were made on I-580 eastbound after protestors broke through a fence and blocked traffic briefly in #Oakland pic.twitter.com/15LWGnPhg9
— CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) November 11, 2016
@oaklandpoliceca @KTVU do something about it opd. What did any of these hardworking commuters do to deserve this bs on their way home
— ItsMeDavid (@TheRealDavidMD) November 11, 2016
@oaklandpoliceca you guys are a bunch of cowards shut these rioters down the world is watching
— BATTLEBORN⚔ (@TacticalTony702) November 11, 2016
-Bay City News contributed to this report; Photo of graffiti spray painted in Oakland Wednesday night by Allison Levitsky, Bay City News
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