This is the second night of demonstrations in Los Angeles following a grand jury decision to not charge any of the officers directly for Taylor’s death. Someone yelled: “Lead by example!”. Protesters climb over a barrier during the May 29 protest in downtown L.A. Riot police moved in after 6 p.m. and the crowd fled. Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia blamed looting and nearly 100 small fires in his city on organized criminals who were unaffiliated with peaceful protests. MORE: Protesters hit by vehicles at Breonna Taylor demonstrations in Buffalo, Denver, MORE: Breonna Taylor protests in Louisville: Unlawful assembly declared on 2nd night of demonstrations. Protesters dance on Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday night. The third night of countywide curfews followed days of massive, mostly peaceful protests to decry George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis. Send her tips privately on Signal at (213) 222-6625. Volunteers help clean up the mess left by looters in Long Beach. On Friday, 500 people were arrested when protesters shut down several freeways in downtown L.A., Moore said. Cell phone video shows a protester being struck by a pickup truck in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2020. People protest Saturday at Pan Pacific Park. “We’re just trying to find peace and justice,” said the man, who declined to give his name. “We stand together,” he told the crowd. Earthquake: 3.3 quake registered near Hollister. She previously wrote about the county’s criminal courts and breaking news throughout California. In Hollywood, meanwhile, a growing group of protesters gathered next to Greenblatt’s Deli and the Laugh Factory at Sunset Boulevard and Laurel Avenue. (Credit: JESSICARAYEROG1/Twitter). She grew up in Huntington Beach and graduated from UCLA. Protesters block the 110 Freeway northbound and southbound in downtown Los Angeles. Riverside County deputies advance on demonstrators on Monday. Demonstrators in Riverside retreat as county sheriff’s deputies fire nonlethal rounds on Monday after law enforcement announced an unlawful assembly.
The driver then drove off and was initially detained by law enforcement a few blocks away from the scene before being allowed to leave. The incident occurred at about 9 p.m. while hundreds of protesters marched down Sunset Boulevard. Private schools say they’re ready to open and are pushing L.A. County to let them. He wondered: “They took a knee now, but are they kneeling on us later?”. Why one coronavirus metric might be keeping your county from reopening. His memory deserves a better Los Angeles, a better United States and a better world.”. The question is why. The Prius then sped off, and was also later stopped by police. “What makes them believe it’s OK?”. A police officer inspects the damage to a Santa Monica supermarket. California’s new policy that eliminates bail for most misdemeanor arrests — an attempt to limit the spread of COVID-19 in jails — does not apply to looters, L.A. County Dist. The 1992 riots saw looting and violence across the city, including the mid-Wilshire district, Hollywood and Long Beach. Gilbert Haro and sons Richard, 8, and James, 6, help clean up in Santa Monica. As curfew neared, protesters made their way to the First Unitarian Church, which let people gathered at the property to stay after curfew, officials said in a statement early Friday morning. Protestors turn on their cell phone flashlights at Los Angeles City Hall at 9 pm on Wednesday as part of a silent protest against the death of George Floyd. Of those arrests, 10% were connected to burglary or looting, Moore said. A person carries items from a looted store in the Fairfax District on Saturday. Matthew Ormseth is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. They all stood. The driver of the truck attempted to get away from the situation, but police said he struck a protester standing in the street.