Oakland police are maintaining a presence in downtown Oakland early this morning and San Francisco police and sheriff’s deputies have cleared a building that was occupied during May Day protests.
Oakland Police are hoping to prevent protesters from regrouping after a day of scattered protests throughout the city. Police said a total of at least 25 protesters were arrested Tuesday, including one arrest for suspicion of assaulting a police officer and two arson suspects, including for a burning a police vehicle.
The police vehicle was set on fire in the 1300 block of Franklin Street sometime after 8:30 p.m., when police ordered demonstrators near 14th Street and Broadway to disperse, police said.
That crowd was composed of demonstrators who remained in Frank Ogawa Plaza after arriving with a march of around 3,500 from Fruitvale. By around 8:00 p.m., between 300 and 500 protesters remained in the plaza, police said.
Shortly after police attempted to arrest an individual at around 8:30 p.m., the crowd became confrontational, with some throwing rocks and bottles at officers, police said.