Protesters attack police cars with bricks, hammer in northeast Atlanta, Protesters pummeled Atlanta police cars with bricks, a hammer and their fists Tuesday when authorities came to their northeast Atlanta neighborhood.
The protesters were said to be upset about alleged excessive force used by police during arrests caught on a cell phone video the day before, police said.
The incident on Tuesday happened around 6 p.m. at an apartment complex at 1547 Hardee St., according to Atlanta police.
Officers were sent to investigate a gathering of some kind at the apartment complex, police spokeswoman Officer Kim Jones said.
“As they were driving through the area, officers were set upon by an angry mob of people and their police vehicles were pelted with fists, bricks, and even a hammer,” Officer Jones said.
“Two vehicles were damaged but no one was injured. The officers were outnumbered and decided to leave the area to avoid escalating the situation.”
Officers had gathered in a nearby MARTA station parking lot to wait and see if the situation would deescalate when three people approached the officers in the parking lot and began filming them.
One officer that had been in one of the attacked vehicles recognized one of the three as someone who beat on a police vehicle with his fists, and the man was subsequently arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, she said.
They are still trying to identify those who threw bricks.
“The crowd had gathered this evening to protest the arrest of a male yesterday,” Officer Jones said. “They allege that unnecessary force was used during the arrest, however, they made no formal complaint with the department.”
Monday’s arrests came during a domestic violence situation, police spokesman Mr. Carlos Campos told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Batons and pepper spray were deployed, and it turned into a bit of an altercation, Mr. Campos said.
While one person was being arrested, a woman jumped on an officer’s back and she, too, was taken into custody, Deputy Chief Renee Propes told the paper.
The protesters had video depicting the events of the arrest and shared them with local media, Officer Jones said. Deputy Chief Propes vowed to have this incident investigated to determine if these allegations are true, she said.
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The protesters were said to be upset about alleged excessive force used by police during arrests caught on a cell phone video the day before, police said.
The incident on Tuesday happened around 6 p.m. at an apartment complex at 1547 Hardee St., according to Atlanta police.
Officers were sent to investigate a gathering of some kind at the apartment complex, police spokeswoman Officer Kim Jones said.
“As they were driving through the area, officers were set upon by an angry mob of people and their police vehicles were pelted with fists, bricks, and even a hammer,” Officer Jones said.
“Two vehicles were damaged but no one was injured. The officers were outnumbered and decided to leave the area to avoid escalating the situation.”
Officers had gathered in a nearby MARTA station parking lot to wait and see if the situation would deescalate when three people approached the officers in the parking lot and began filming them.
One officer that had been in one of the attacked vehicles recognized one of the three as someone who beat on a police vehicle with his fists, and the man was subsequently arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, she said.
They are still trying to identify those who threw bricks.
“The crowd had gathered this evening to protest the arrest of a male yesterday,” Officer Jones said. “They allege that unnecessary force was used during the arrest, however, they made no formal complaint with the department.”
Monday’s arrests came during a domestic violence situation, police spokesman Mr. Carlos Campos told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Batons and pepper spray were deployed, and it turned into a bit of an altercation, Mr. Campos said.
While one person was being arrested, a woman jumped on an officer’s back and she, too, was taken into custody, Deputy Chief Renee Propes told the paper.
The protesters had video depicting the events of the arrest and shared them with local media, Officer Jones said. Deputy Chief Propes vowed to have this incident investigated to determine if these allegations are true, she said.
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