SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- San Francisco Police Department officers made dozens of arrests Sunday night after a group broke away from protesters in the Financial District and became violent, according to authorities. Law enforcement said two SFPD officers were injured.
Hundreds of protesters hit the streets carrying signs and chanting in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests. Police in riot gear set up a barricade to prevent the crowd from getting out of hand.
Officers in the area of Sansome and Washington streets declared an unlawful assembly just after 7 p.m. when individuals “became violent and began to commit crimes,” including assault and felony vandalism, according to SFPD. Most of the demonstrators followed directions to leave.
Newsom says California will sue Trump over National Guard, dares Homan to arrest himTwo SFPD officers suffered non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said, with one of the officers being hospitalized.
The remaining group moved toward Market and Kearny streets, where a large glass window outside a Chase Bank was shattered and a police vehicle was damaged. San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said demonstrators also vandalized Muni. The Embarcadero BART station was temporarily shut down “due to a civil disturbance,” the transit agency said.
Approximately 60 people, including minors, were arrested near the 200 block of Montgomery Street after they refused to comply with SFPD’s dispersal orders, according to police. Authorities said one firearm was recovered at the scene of the arrests. It is unclear what charges the protestors may face.
“Violence directed at law enforcement or public servants is never acceptable,” Mayor Lurie wrote in a statement following Sunday’s protest. “We are working right now to clean up damage, get Muni back to full operations, and coordinating across departments to remain fully prepared for any upcoming activities.”
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