95TH STRAIGHT DAY OF RIOTING IN THE CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF CHAOS

Riot is declared in Portland as BLM mob 'celebrates' Mayor Ted Wheeler's 58th birthday by setting fires outside his home and chanting 'happy tear gas to you' on the 95th day of demonstrations

 

Daily Mail 

September 1, 2020

 

Protesters gathered outside Portland mayor Ted Wheeler's apartment on Monday night, setting off fireworks, starting a fire in the street, and chanting 'happy tear gas to you' on his 58th birthday. 

 

Police arrived around 11pm and declared the scene a riot, before charging the crowd when they refused to disperse. Several people were filmed being arrested, though it is unclear how many were arrested in total. 

 

Monday night marks the 95th straight day of disturbances in Portland, which began after the killing of George Floyd during his arrest in Minneapolis, and dramatically escalated overnight Saturday when protester Aaron 'Jay' Bishop, 39, was shot dead in the city.  

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Oregon Sheriffs Reject Gov. Kate Brown's Request To Staff Portland Protests

 

LAPPL News Watch

September 1, 2020 

 

The sheriffs of Clackamas and Washington County in Oregon said they won't send staff to help with the nightly unrest in Portland after Gov. Kate Brown unveiled a plan to bring an end to violence in the city. 

 

Brown had asked the sheriffs and the Gresham Police Department to support the Portland Police Bureau with personnel and resources "to keep the peace and protect free speech." 

 

Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts on Monday said the governor never approached him before unveiling her plan to mobilize local law enforcement agencies in the Portland protests, and that he has no plans to send his staff to nightly demonstrations. 

 

“Had Governor Brown discussed her plan with my office, I would have told her it’s about changing policy, not adding resources,” he said, according to a statement released by Kellee Azar, a reporter with Portland's KATU.  “Increasing law enforcement resources in Portland will not solve the nightly violence and now, murder.” 

 

He said that Portland’s newly elected district attorney had dismissed charges against hundreds of protesters arrested for non-violent, low-level crimes.