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Diamars 13 OctOber 2020

28 arrested, tear gas used in Wisconsin protests

lice advanced, and multiple comply with the 7 p.m. cur-
Protesters have gathered people taken into custody. few, which was to be in ef-
every day since prosecu- fect again on Saturday and
tors announced Wednesday Windows were broken at a Sunday nights. The National
that they would not charge Snap Fitness center, police Guard is assisting local po-
Officer Joseph Mensah in said. lice.
17-year-old Alvin Cole’s Police said two of Friday’s
death. Mensah, who is Black, 28 arrests were for felonies, The protests in Wauwatosa
shot Cole after a foot chase one was for a misdemeanor are just the latest in a series
outside a Wauwatosa mall in and 25 were for municipal of demonstrations against
February. The police depart- citations. Police noted that police racism and brutality
ment’s tweets come as some some of the people arrested that have erupted across the
have chastised authorities for were blocking traffic, others country since George Floyd’s
the way they have handled had tried to start fires, and death. Floyd, who was Black,
the protests. During Thurs- one person had materials to died in May after a white
day night’s demonstration, start a fire. Another person police officer in Minneapo-
police arrested Alvin Cole’s in the group posted a picture lis pressed his knee into his
(AP) — Police used tear On Saturday, the Wauwatosa mother, Tracy Cole, and his of himself with a handgun, neck as Floyd gasped that he
gas on demonstrators and Police Department posted sisters. Family attorney Kim- authorities added, though it couldn’t breathe.
arrested 28 people dur- on Twitter that people have berly Motley criticized the was not clear if he was among
ing a third straight night been asking valid questions way police treated the family, those arrested. The co-founder and pub-
of protests over the lack about the police response noting Tracy Cole had to be lisher of The Daily Caller
of charges against a sub- over three nights of protests. treated for injuries. In a tweet Two people arrested were said two of his reporters were
urban Milwaukee police Police posted a picture of addressing the police chief evaluated for minor injuries, beaten and detained by police
officer who fatally shot bottles they said were found and mayor on Friday, Motley police said. in Wauwatosa on Thursday
a Black teen, authorities in a backpack, including a said "due to your failed lead- One of the arrestees was driv- as they were videotaping Tra-
said, as they took to Twit- bottle of lighter fluid, noting ership you have turned Wau- ing in one of three vehicles cy Cole’s arrest. Numerous
ter on Saturday to outline that the materials can be used watosa into a war zone!' that had come to the Wauwa- journalists have been injured
what they called an “esca- to start fires. tosa Police Department early or arrested while covering
lation in force by the pro- About an hour after Friday’s Saturday. The vehicle almost protests nationwide in recent
testers.” “Over the past three nights, curfew went into effect, law hit an officer, according to months.
we have seen an escalation in enforcement began advanc- police. The driver got into a
About 100 people gathered force by the protesters. Our ing toward the crowd. Police second vehicle, and police ar- Neil Patel, who founded
outside City Hall on Friday law enforcement response is said they used chemical irri- rested the person after a short the conservative news out-
past Wauwatosa's 7 p.m. cur- in reaction to this escalation,” tants, which they described chase, authorities said. let with Tucker Carlson, said
few and refused multiple or- police tweeted. They said as tear gas, as well as pepper “We can appreciate the an- in a statement that reporters
ders to disperse, according to that on Friday night, protes- balls and paint balls after bot- ger and frustration that exists Shelby Talcott and Richie
police. Police said they used tors had Molotov cocktails tles and rocks were thrown at among those closely affected McGinniss “were brutally
tear gas on the crowd, after and other fire starting sup- them. Video posted to Twit- by recent events,” police said beaten with clubs for no rea-
bottles were thrown at offi- plies and guns were spotted ter by local reporters showed in a statement Saturday. They son,” the Milwaukee Journal
cers. in the crowd. heavy smoke in the air as po- asked people to continue to Sentinel reported.

California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes

(AP) — California’s Re- zation to collect and return Party — well-versed in mak- Californians to vote,” he said
publican Party on Mon- groups of ballots. Neal Kelley, the county’s ing it harder, not easier for in a statement.
day acknowledged own- “Democrats only seem to ob- registrar of voters, said of-
ing unofficial ballot drop ject to ballot harvesting when ficial drop boxes are clearly
boxes that state election someone else does it,” Bara- recognizable and carry of-
officials said are illegal. jas said. ficial county elections logo.
California election officials The controversy surfaced af- He said it wasn’t clear how
received reports over the ter a regional field director many voters had used unoffi-
weekend about the boxes in for the state’s GOP in Or- cial boxes but after receiving
Fresno, Los Angeles and Or- ange County posed in a social reports about them, he noti-
ange counties. media photo with one of the fied the state and district at-
unofficial boxes and wearing torney’s office.
On Sunday, the secretary of a face covering supporting Fresno County Republicans
state issued a memo telling the congressional campaign said they will remove the
county registrars the boxes of Michelle Steel, a county boxes that had been placed at
were illegal and that ballots supervisor who is challeng- party headquarters, a gas sta-
must be mailed or brought to ing Democratic Rep. Harley tion and gun shops, the Sac-
official voting locations. Rouda for his seat. ramento Bee reported.
“In short, providing unau-
thorized, non-official vote- There were also reports about Ballots will be turned in to
by-mail ballot drop boxes is similar boxes at a church county election officials,
prohibited by state law,” the in the Los Angeles County which was always the plan,
memo said. community of Castaic and at said Fred Vanderhoof, chair
various locations in Fresno of the Fresno Republican
State GOP spokesman Hec- County. Party.
tor Barajas said that the party In Orange County, the dis- California Democratic Party
owns the boxes. He declined trict attorney is investigating Chair Rusty Hicks criticized
comment on how many exist at least two unofficial boxes the placement of the unoffi-
and where they are located. in two different cities, said cial ballot drop boxes.
Barajas said the state’s law Kimberly Edds, a spokes-
governing so-called ballot woman for the district attor- “Sadly, this is par for the
harvesting allows an organi- ney’s office. course from the Republican