He is being treated at a hospital.
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When sporadic protests have popped up near the arena, such as when Code Pink stood in the middle of the street on Prospect Ave right around the time Scott Baio took the RNC stage, police were patient and accommodating, keeping their distance and intervening only when arguments between pro and anti-Trump voices appeared to be taking a physical turn. That has prompted concerns about the group’s intentions, Williams said.
An investigation is continuing.
Gingrich is one of Trump’s highest-profile surrogates at this year’s convention.
As tensions between groups escalated, they soon began to disperse.
A planned demonstration against police shootings of African-Americans devolved into mayhem on Tuesday, with punches thrown and shouting matches. She said that has been the department’s posture all along. No more details on the arrest were immediately available.
Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people lined a bridge leading into downtown Cleveland in a peaceful “Circle the City With Love” rally. Williams said he was shoved by a person trying to get to another protester, however, there were no arrests and no injuries. Heavy law enforcement presence remained for several hours.
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams on Monday said the Executive Steering Committee for the convention, headed by the Secret Service, had discussed suspending the law around the convention site with Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s (R) legal team in Columbus.
And during the campaign, there were more than a few reports of skirmishes at rallies between Trump supporters and opponents.
He said he tried to speak directly to a few anarchists in Public Square, but they walked away.
About 600 Cleveland officers were assigned to convention security duty along with thousands of officers from other agencies.
During an evening media briefing at Public Auditorium, a reporter from Los Angeles asked Cleveland police Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia if she was surprised that protesters have not created more problems for police.
The largest police union in Cleveland demanded the state put a temporary ban on guns during the week of the Republican National Convention.
“As far as security goes, since 9-11, both parties’ national conventions have been designated as a national security event, ” Frey said.
The arrests were made Tuesday morning on the second day of the Republican National Convention.
A Pennsylvania man who’s attending the Trump rally with a Smith and Wesson handgun strapped to his belt says he and the others carrying guns are not there to intimidate anyone.
As Jones departed, a group of 20 protesters with the Revolutionary Communist Party marched in.
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“I just thought I needed to come and be counted in opposition”, said Jim Dunyak, 55, a statistician who drove to Cleveland with his wife from Massachusetts “If Trump were to actually win, I don’t think it’s really likely, but its certainly possible, I can say at least that I stood on a street corner and I opposed him”.
