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Police arrest 6 during Portland protests

By Associated Press
Published: October 5, 2020, 8:50am

PORTLAND — Police in Portland arrested six people during protests that began Sunday night as unruly demonstrations in the city continue.

KOIN reports that dozens of people organized at a partk near downtown for a march. Authorities say several people spray-painted a building and people marched to the Justice Center and Portland Police Burea Central Precinct.

Arrests were made on charges like disordely conduct, assaulting a public safety officer and criminal mischief.

Often violent protests have roiled Portland for more than four months since George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis.

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