DTLA: LAPD has formed a skirmish line to direct protestors away from the federal building and has requested “whatever squads available” to the location
DTLA: LAPD staging at 1st and Spring. They plan to push protestors west on Hill from Broadway.
DTLA: LAPD are firing rubber bullets and beating protestors with batons at Broadway and 1st. They have begun to make arrests.
DTLA: LAPD Motor Strike Team to act as the blocking force against protestors headed to city hall
DTLA: About 15 officers lined up in front of the Federal Building armed with rubber bullets facing Grand Park. “No Justice, No Peace”, “ACAB”, and more has been spray painted onto the building.
DTLA: 🐷 moving to prioritize federal/city buildings over freeway, sending over more reinforcements heads up
DTLA: LAPD officer asks if the use of "less than lethal" weapon has been approved yet, receives negative response. Allegedly only “normal use of force" is approved.
LA Action Updates
DTLA: 🐷 moving to prioritize federal/city buildings over freeway, sending over more reinforcements heads up
By reinforcement they mean a SWAT TEAM
DTLA: Until protest at City Hall has been declared unlawful, LAPD will hold the line instead of making arrests.
DTLA: LAPD officer asks if use of less than lethal is authorized against group with umbrellas, response is that less than lethal is approved
DTLA: Police instruct plainclothes officer out of crowd before “less than lethal” is deployed
DTLA: LAPD kettling grand park in front of City Hall. Several officers splintered off into Civic Center Red Line Station on Temple
DTLA: LAPD skirmish line on Spring/Temple being redirected to follow white truck with protestors, which they will attempt to impound