Portland police arrest over 50 as protest camps cleared

Riot Police monitor Occupy Wall Street protesters in Portland, Oregon on November 13, 2011. Occupy Portland protesters and police confronted one another in the streets on Sunday, as authorities around the United States tried to close down encampments ...Portland police on Sunday secured two city parks that had been

occupied by protesters since Oct. 6. Though most campers left voluntarily, there were tense moments and some 50 arrests. By Hal Bernton RICK BOWMER / AP A police officer drags a protester ...By Molly Hottle, The Oregonian Marion County authorities arrested three men, who claimed to be Occupy Portland protesters,

during a traffic stop after officers found fireworks and marijuana inside. A Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy at 8:40 am ...A number of Portland-area police agencies assisted Portland police in clearing Lownsdale and Chapman squares and controlling crowds. ... Portland News stories with the most comments in the last 7 days. ...Police have taken control of both Chapman and Lownsdale squares, taking advantage of a much-thinned out crowd of protesters to reclaim the parks that had been the home for six weeks to the Occupy Portland movement. Early on, police encountered almost no resistance as they took down tents in both parks. As they moved to clear the final corner of Chapman Square, protesters resisted. Updates from The ..... Portland News stories with the most comments in the last 7 days. ...