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Summary

  • A protest in Los Angeles at 532 S Olive St led to police forming a skirmish line to manage the crowd, as demonstrators reportedly blocked buses. A helicopter monitored the situation from above.

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According to police, the area around the Pershing Square Metro station is clear, with only about 20 people remaining south of 5th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:17
Everything by City Hall is completely clear, CP. Everything in front of THF is completely clear on the south front of City Hall. That sound card is gone. All we're left with is about these 20 people on Alameda, south of Temple, nothing more. CP, copy. Thank you, sir.

The main protest group is now blocking westbound traffic on 5th and Hill.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
2 CP, looks like the main group is congregating in front of PHF, and they're blocking westbound traffic on 1st and Main. Is there any other areas you'd like to see? CP negative, thank you for checking. Roger.

With protest numbers dwindling and no threat observed, police are considering returning to staging with their mobile field force.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
And CP, Idaho 20 did a giant lap through downtown all the way from Mack Park. I guess it was a scheduled march for Mack Park that was going to meet up down here. I've got no evidence of that. I've got zero other protests or marches taking place down here. CP, roger, thank you. 2 Commander Boy to CP, since these numbers have dwindled and there appears to be no threat to the courthouse, are we good to return to staging with our mobile field force? CP. CP, roger. 2 Commander Boy.

Additional reports indicate around 50 people remain, with some dismantling a stage and others playing soccer.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
And CP, they're working on the picture for you. Just like 20 said, there's probably maybe 50 people over here, 75 playing soccer. Looks like they're kind of breaking down a stage, maybe. CP, roger. Thank you, sir.

According to police, aerial observations indicate about 100 people remain at Pershing Square, with the street and hill areas now clear.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:22
CPU to area, show us coming. Roger, go for Idaho 20. Idaho 20, can you do a flyover of Grand Park again and let me know how many do we have? Yeah, Grand Park, you got maybe 100 people there. Everybody that was on the street, on the hill, completely dispersed. It's just a few people at the park, about 100 folks. At Idaho 40, I'll be shooting a picture of Grand Park here for you. CP, roger, thank you.

The protest crowd has mostly dispersed near 4th St, with about 50 people remaining in the street, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
and Temple are kind of dispersed completely there. You might have 50 people in the middle of the street, but not much. They're just standing there. CP, roger. Yeah, the core of your group is this crew here that you're monitoring. He's down first on Spring. CP, roger. Thank you.

The protest crowd on Olive has thinned and moved towards 6th Street, with about 100 people heading east.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
Yeah, CP, that crowd has thinned out a lot here on Spring. It looks like it pushed south, trickled over towards 1st Street, and they got the sound cart with them going eastbound, maybe about 100 deep or so. CP, roger, we got eyes. Thank you, sir. And CP to airship, is there any other larger groups besides the one we're monitoring right now? Yeah, that's the core of your group right now. What you had over on Hill kind of fizzled out. You have quite a few people on the lot, maybe a couple hundred, but everything that was on Hill itself between...

According to police, a group of protesters is now moving southbound on Olive Street.

LA 1 Central Area · 0:09
Central units, information only, 36L20, group on Spring Street is now walking southbound Spring towards 1st, towards PHF.

Vehicles are being impounded, and the driveway is now clear for traffic, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:09
2 Commander Boy to CP, the vehicles are being impounded and the driveway's clear. We have some vehicles vacating. We'll stand by. CP, roger.

The protest march is moving north with an estimated 500-600 participants. Additional groups are gathered nearby.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:23
And you got that March, kind of mobile on Hill, pushing, looks like northbound maybe, from front to tail. I'd estimate about 500, 600 people here. You can get in the park just west of Hill. You've got maybe another 100, 200, maybe even another couple hundred people in the lawn itself, just west of Hill, just south of Temple. Roger.

Additional officers are being requested to reinforce the police line south of 4th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:24
2 Commander Boy to CP. Commander 2 Boy, go ahead. Hey, do we have any additional uniformed officers, like in a strike team or something you can send up here? We got a few Antifa folks that may become an issue. Commander 2 Boy, your location? Send them up to Spring. We're going to be just south of Temple. Standby. And that's just to reinforce our line. Commander 2 Boy, roger, standby.

A K-9 unit has been requested to assist at the protest scene.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:03

Police have cleared driveways, allowing vehicles to exit the area.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:12
2 Commander Boy to CP, we pushed past the van. I believe we have enough room now to clear all of the driveways to the court, and those folks should be able to vacate now. CP, roger.

According to police, they observed four individuals near a white vehicle possibly distributing objects, potentially rocks.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:16
Hey, gents, you do have four individuals closer to that white vehicle on your right side. They've got some of those, like, like turban rags wrapped around their head, kind of concealed. It looks like they're lining their pockets with unknown objects. Looks like they kind of distributed something, maybe rocks or something of the sort.

A sheriff's bus is entering the area from the north, with police adjusting positions to allow access.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:11
24 Mary Queen 58, Sheriff's bus is about to enter from the northbound right now. We just need some of the black and whites to move out of the way. Okay, you got a little gap there that bus should be able to enter. You got a black and white just moved.

Police are coordinating to move the protest crowd further south to clear the area for vehicles.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
That ladder man? Yeah, that sheriff's bus is clear to go in. They just have to push from the north, pushing southbound. Roger, who's clear to last? Roger, I'm pushing from Temple, southbound on Spring. And, commanding board that's on the ground, if you want to push that crowd even a little farther out, a little farther south, I'd bypass those vehicles completely that are facing east and west, those three vans and the two black vehicles. We need to push that crowd past that white van south. If you look to your right, that's an apron that also needs to be opened.

The protest crowd is moving south, and the area near 4th St remains clear for travel.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:31
What's a good direction of travel to Temple and Spring? Hey, Roger. Gents, if you guys can approach anywhere from the Temple side, anywhere from the Temple side, east or west, you should be good. It's very clear on that side on the north side. And CP, it looks like that skirmish line is maybe right at the apron where it leads into the jails itself. Looks like they bypassed it maybe by two feet now, but that crowd still needs to push a little farther south. At a minimum, I'd push on the...

Police have urged nearby motorists to exercise caution in the area due to possible streets impacted by demonstrators.

Officers have formed a skirmish line blocking the street.

A helicopter is monitoring the protest from above.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:04
20s overhead in Spring and Temple.

The group is now marching down S Hill St.

Police are on the scene maintaining boundaries for the protest.

Police have received a report of protesters blocking buses.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
ValleyBCCtotheCP,comein.CP,go.CP,we'vegotareportfromaCCB,protestersblockingcountybusesontheeastsideofSpringStreetat210WestTemple.TheOMAgeneratedacallforCentral.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 532 S Olive St.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Pershing Square.

Incident reported.

According to police, the area around the Pershing Square Metro station is clear, with only about 20 people remaining south of 5th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:17
Everything by City Hall is completely clear, CP. Everything in front of THF is completely clear on the south front of City Hall. That sound card is gone. All we're left with is about these 20 people on Alameda, south of Temple, nothing more. CP, copy. Thank you, sir.

The main protest group is now blocking westbound traffic on 5th and Hill.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
2 CP, looks like the main group is congregating in front of PHF, and they're blocking westbound traffic on 1st and Main. Is there any other areas you'd like to see? CP negative, thank you for checking. Roger.

With protest numbers dwindling and no threat observed, police are considering returning to staging with their mobile field force.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
And CP, Idaho 20 did a giant lap through downtown all the way from Mack Park. I guess it was a scheduled march for Mack Park that was going to meet up down here. I've got no evidence of that. I've got zero other protests or marches taking place down here. CP, roger, thank you. 2 Commander Boy to CP, since these numbers have dwindled and there appears to be no threat to the courthouse, are we good to return to staging with our mobile field force? CP. CP, roger. 2 Commander Boy.

Additional reports indicate around 50 people remain, with some dismantling a stage and others playing soccer.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
And CP, they're working on the picture for you. Just like 20 said, there's probably maybe 50 people over here, 75 playing soccer. Looks like they're kind of breaking down a stage, maybe. CP, roger. Thank you, sir.

According to police, aerial observations indicate about 100 people remain at Pershing Square, with the street and hill areas now clear.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:22
CPU to area, show us coming. Roger, go for Idaho 20. Idaho 20, can you do a flyover of Grand Park again and let me know how many do we have? Yeah, Grand Park, you got maybe 100 people there. Everybody that was on the street, on the hill, completely dispersed. It's just a few people at the park, about 100 folks. At Idaho 40, I'll be shooting a picture of Grand Park here for you. CP, roger, thank you.

The protest crowd has mostly dispersed near 4th St, with about 50 people remaining in the street, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
and Temple are kind of dispersed completely there. You might have 50 people in the middle of the street, but not much. They're just standing there. CP, roger. Yeah, the core of your group is this crew here that you're monitoring. He's down first on Spring. CP, roger. Thank you.

The protest crowd on Olive has thinned and moved towards 6th Street, with about 100 people heading east.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
Yeah, CP, that crowd has thinned out a lot here on Spring. It looks like it pushed south, trickled over towards 1st Street, and they got the sound cart with them going eastbound, maybe about 100 deep or so. CP, roger, we got eyes. Thank you, sir. And CP to airship, is there any other larger groups besides the one we're monitoring right now? Yeah, that's the core of your group right now. What you had over on Hill kind of fizzled out. You have quite a few people on the lot, maybe a couple hundred, but everything that was on Hill itself between...

According to police, a group of protesters is now moving southbound on Olive Street.

LA 1 Central Area · 0:09
Central units, information only, 36L20, group on Spring Street is now walking southbound Spring towards 1st, towards PHF.

Vehicles are being impounded, and the driveway is now clear for traffic, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:09
2 Commander Boy to CP, the vehicles are being impounded and the driveway's clear. We have some vehicles vacating. We'll stand by. CP, roger.

The protest march is moving north with an estimated 500-600 participants. Additional groups are gathered nearby.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:23
And you got that March, kind of mobile on Hill, pushing, looks like northbound maybe, from front to tail. I'd estimate about 500, 600 people here. You can get in the park just west of Hill. You've got maybe another 100, 200, maybe even another couple hundred people in the lawn itself, just west of Hill, just south of Temple. Roger.

Additional officers are being requested to reinforce the police line south of 4th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:24
2 Commander Boy to CP. Commander 2 Boy, go ahead. Hey, do we have any additional uniformed officers, like in a strike team or something you can send up here? We got a few Antifa folks that may become an issue. Commander 2 Boy, your location? Send them up to Spring. We're going to be just south of Temple. Standby. And that's just to reinforce our line. Commander 2 Boy, roger, standby.

A K-9 unit has been requested to assist at the protest scene.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:03

Police have cleared driveways, allowing vehicles to exit the area.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:12
2 Commander Boy to CP, we pushed past the van. I believe we have enough room now to clear all of the driveways to the court, and those folks should be able to vacate now. CP, roger.

According to police, they observed four individuals near a white vehicle possibly distributing objects, potentially rocks.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:16
Hey, gents, you do have four individuals closer to that white vehicle on your right side. They've got some of those, like, like turban rags wrapped around their head, kind of concealed. It looks like they're lining their pockets with unknown objects. Looks like they kind of distributed something, maybe rocks or something of the sort.

A sheriff's bus is entering the area from the north, with police adjusting positions to allow access.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:11
24 Mary Queen 58, Sheriff's bus is about to enter from the northbound right now. We just need some of the black and whites to move out of the way. Okay, you got a little gap there that bus should be able to enter. You got a black and white just moved.

Police are coordinating to move the protest crowd further south to clear the area for vehicles.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
That ladder man? Yeah, that sheriff's bus is clear to go in. They just have to push from the north, pushing southbound. Roger, who's clear to last? Roger, I'm pushing from Temple, southbound on Spring. And, commanding board that's on the ground, if you want to push that crowd even a little farther out, a little farther south, I'd bypass those vehicles completely that are facing east and west, those three vans and the two black vehicles. We need to push that crowd past that white van south. If you look to your right, that's an apron that also needs to be opened.

The protest crowd is moving south, and the area near 4th St remains clear for travel.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:31
What's a good direction of travel to Temple and Spring? Hey, Roger. Gents, if you guys can approach anywhere from the Temple side, anywhere from the Temple side, east or west, you should be good. It's very clear on that side on the north side. And CP, it looks like that skirmish line is maybe right at the apron where it leads into the jails itself. Looks like they bypassed it maybe by two feet now, but that crowd still needs to push a little farther south. At a minimum, I'd push on the...

Police have urged nearby motorists to exercise caution in the area due to possible streets impacted by demonstrators.

Officers have formed a skirmish line blocking the street.

A helicopter is monitoring the protest from above.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:04
20s overhead in Spring and Temple.

The group is now marching down S Hill St.

Police are on the scene maintaining boundaries for the protest.

Police have received a report of protesters blocking buses.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
ValleyBCCtotheCP,comein.CP,go.CP,we'vegotareportfromaCCB,protestersblockingcountybusesontheeastsideofSpringStreetat210WestTemple.TheOMAgeneratedacallforCentral.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 532 S Olive St.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Pershing Square.

Incident reported.

According to police, the area around the Pershing Square Metro station is clear, with only about 20 people remaining south of 5th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:17
Everything by City Hall is completely clear, CP. Everything in front of THF is completely clear on the south front of City Hall. That sound card is gone. All we're left with is about these 20 people on Alameda, south of Temple, nothing more. CP, copy. Thank you, sir.

The main protest group is now blocking westbound traffic on 5th and Hill.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
2 CP, looks like the main group is congregating in front of PHF, and they're blocking westbound traffic on 1st and Main. Is there any other areas you'd like to see? CP negative, thank you for checking. Roger.

With protest numbers dwindling and no threat observed, police are considering returning to staging with their mobile field force.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
And CP, Idaho 20 did a giant lap through downtown all the way from Mack Park. I guess it was a scheduled march for Mack Park that was going to meet up down here. I've got no evidence of that. I've got zero other protests or marches taking place down here. CP, roger, thank you. 2 Commander Boy to CP, since these numbers have dwindled and there appears to be no threat to the courthouse, are we good to return to staging with our mobile field force? CP. CP, roger. 2 Commander Boy.

Additional reports indicate around 50 people remain, with some dismantling a stage and others playing soccer.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
And CP, they're working on the picture for you. Just like 20 said, there's probably maybe 50 people over here, 75 playing soccer. Looks like they're kind of breaking down a stage, maybe. CP, roger. Thank you, sir.

According to police, aerial observations indicate about 100 people remain at Pershing Square, with the street and hill areas now clear.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:22
CPU to area, show us coming. Roger, go for Idaho 20. Idaho 20, can you do a flyover of Grand Park again and let me know how many do we have? Yeah, Grand Park, you got maybe 100 people there. Everybody that was on the street, on the hill, completely dispersed. It's just a few people at the park, about 100 folks. At Idaho 40, I'll be shooting a picture of Grand Park here for you. CP, roger, thank you.

The protest crowd has mostly dispersed near 4th St, with about 50 people remaining in the street, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
and Temple are kind of dispersed completely there. You might have 50 people in the middle of the street, but not much. They're just standing there. CP, roger. Yeah, the core of your group is this crew here that you're monitoring. He's down first on Spring. CP, roger. Thank you.

The protest crowd on Olive has thinned and moved towards 6th Street, with about 100 people heading east.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
Yeah, CP, that crowd has thinned out a lot here on Spring. It looks like it pushed south, trickled over towards 1st Street, and they got the sound cart with them going eastbound, maybe about 100 deep or so. CP, roger, we got eyes. Thank you, sir. And CP to airship, is there any other larger groups besides the one we're monitoring right now? Yeah, that's the core of your group right now. What you had over on Hill kind of fizzled out. You have quite a few people on the lot, maybe a couple hundred, but everything that was on Hill itself between...

According to police, a group of protesters is now moving southbound on Olive Street.

LA 1 Central Area · 0:09
Central units, information only, 36L20, group on Spring Street is now walking southbound Spring towards 1st, towards PHF.

Vehicles are being impounded, and the driveway is now clear for traffic, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:09
2 Commander Boy to CP, the vehicles are being impounded and the driveway's clear. We have some vehicles vacating. We'll stand by. CP, roger.

The protest march is moving north with an estimated 500-600 participants. Additional groups are gathered nearby.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:23
And you got that March, kind of mobile on Hill, pushing, looks like northbound maybe, from front to tail. I'd estimate about 500, 600 people here. You can get in the park just west of Hill. You've got maybe another 100, 200, maybe even another couple hundred people in the lawn itself, just west of Hill, just south of Temple. Roger.

Additional officers are being requested to reinforce the police line south of 4th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:24
2 Commander Boy to CP. Commander 2 Boy, go ahead. Hey, do we have any additional uniformed officers, like in a strike team or something you can send up here? We got a few Antifa folks that may become an issue. Commander 2 Boy, your location? Send them up to Spring. We're going to be just south of Temple. Standby. And that's just to reinforce our line. Commander 2 Boy, roger, standby.

A K-9 unit has been requested to assist at the protest scene.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:03

Police have cleared driveways, allowing vehicles to exit the area.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:12
2 Commander Boy to CP, we pushed past the van. I believe we have enough room now to clear all of the driveways to the court, and those folks should be able to vacate now. CP, roger.

According to police, they observed four individuals near a white vehicle possibly distributing objects, potentially rocks.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:16
Hey, gents, you do have four individuals closer to that white vehicle on your right side. They've got some of those, like, like turban rags wrapped around their head, kind of concealed. It looks like they're lining their pockets with unknown objects. Looks like they kind of distributed something, maybe rocks or something of the sort.

A sheriff's bus is entering the area from the north, with police adjusting positions to allow access.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:11
24 Mary Queen 58, Sheriff's bus is about to enter from the northbound right now. We just need some of the black and whites to move out of the way. Okay, you got a little gap there that bus should be able to enter. You got a black and white just moved.

Police are coordinating to move the protest crowd further south to clear the area for vehicles.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
That ladder man? Yeah, that sheriff's bus is clear to go in. They just have to push from the north, pushing southbound. Roger, who's clear to last? Roger, I'm pushing from Temple, southbound on Spring. And, commanding board that's on the ground, if you want to push that crowd even a little farther out, a little farther south, I'd bypass those vehicles completely that are facing east and west, those three vans and the two black vehicles. We need to push that crowd past that white van south. If you look to your right, that's an apron that also needs to be opened.

The protest crowd is moving south, and the area near 4th St remains clear for travel.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:31
What's a good direction of travel to Temple and Spring? Hey, Roger. Gents, if you guys can approach anywhere from the Temple side, anywhere from the Temple side, east or west, you should be good. It's very clear on that side on the north side. And CP, it looks like that skirmish line is maybe right at the apron where it leads into the jails itself. Looks like they bypassed it maybe by two feet now, but that crowd still needs to push a little farther south. At a minimum, I'd push on the...

Police have urged nearby motorists to exercise caution in the area due to possible streets impacted by demonstrators.

Officers have formed a skirmish line blocking the street.

A helicopter is monitoring the protest from above.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:04
20s overhead in Spring and Temple.

The group is now marching down S Hill St.

Police are on the scene maintaining boundaries for the protest.

Police have received a report of protesters blocking buses.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
ValleyBCCtotheCP,comein.CP,go.CP,we'vegotareportfromaCCB,protestersblockingcountybusesontheeastsideofSpringStreetat210WestTemple.TheOMAgeneratedacallforCentral.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 532 S Olive St.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Pershing Square.

Incident reported.

According to police, the area around the Pershing Square Metro station is clear, with only about 20 people remaining south of 5th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:17
Everything by City Hall is completely clear, CP. Everything in front of THF is completely clear on the south front of City Hall. That sound card is gone. All we're left with is about these 20 people on Alameda, south of Temple, nothing more. CP, copy. Thank you, sir.

The main protest group is now blocking westbound traffic on 5th and Hill.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
2 CP, looks like the main group is congregating in front of PHF, and they're blocking westbound traffic on 1st and Main. Is there any other areas you'd like to see? CP negative, thank you for checking. Roger.

With protest numbers dwindling and no threat observed, police are considering returning to staging with their mobile field force.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
And CP, Idaho 20 did a giant lap through downtown all the way from Mack Park. I guess it was a scheduled march for Mack Park that was going to meet up down here. I've got no evidence of that. I've got zero other protests or marches taking place down here. CP, roger, thank you. 2 Commander Boy to CP, since these numbers have dwindled and there appears to be no threat to the courthouse, are we good to return to staging with our mobile field force? CP. CP, roger. 2 Commander Boy.

Additional reports indicate around 50 people remain, with some dismantling a stage and others playing soccer.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
And CP, they're working on the picture for you. Just like 20 said, there's probably maybe 50 people over here, 75 playing soccer. Looks like they're kind of breaking down a stage, maybe. CP, roger. Thank you, sir.

According to police, aerial observations indicate about 100 people remain at Pershing Square, with the street and hill areas now clear.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:22
CPU to area, show us coming. Roger, go for Idaho 20. Idaho 20, can you do a flyover of Grand Park again and let me know how many do we have? Yeah, Grand Park, you got maybe 100 people there. Everybody that was on the street, on the hill, completely dispersed. It's just a few people at the park, about 100 folks. At Idaho 40, I'll be shooting a picture of Grand Park here for you. CP, roger, thank you.

The protest crowd has mostly dispersed near 4th St, with about 50 people remaining in the street, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
and Temple are kind of dispersed completely there. You might have 50 people in the middle of the street, but not much. They're just standing there. CP, roger. Yeah, the core of your group is this crew here that you're monitoring. He's down first on Spring. CP, roger. Thank you.

The protest crowd on Olive has thinned and moved towards 6th Street, with about 100 people heading east.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
Yeah, CP, that crowd has thinned out a lot here on Spring. It looks like it pushed south, trickled over towards 1st Street, and they got the sound cart with them going eastbound, maybe about 100 deep or so. CP, roger, we got eyes. Thank you, sir. And CP to airship, is there any other larger groups besides the one we're monitoring right now? Yeah, that's the core of your group right now. What you had over on Hill kind of fizzled out. You have quite a few people on the lot, maybe a couple hundred, but everything that was on Hill itself between...

According to police, a group of protesters is now moving southbound on Olive Street.

LA 1 Central Area · 0:09
Central units, information only, 36L20, group on Spring Street is now walking southbound Spring towards 1st, towards PHF.

Vehicles are being impounded, and the driveway is now clear for traffic, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:09
2 Commander Boy to CP, the vehicles are being impounded and the driveway's clear. We have some vehicles vacating. We'll stand by. CP, roger.

The protest march is moving north with an estimated 500-600 participants. Additional groups are gathered nearby.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:23
And you got that March, kind of mobile on Hill, pushing, looks like northbound maybe, from front to tail. I'd estimate about 500, 600 people here. You can get in the park just west of Hill. You've got maybe another 100, 200, maybe even another couple hundred people in the lawn itself, just west of Hill, just south of Temple. Roger.

Additional officers are being requested to reinforce the police line south of 4th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:24
2 Commander Boy to CP. Commander 2 Boy, go ahead. Hey, do we have any additional uniformed officers, like in a strike team or something you can send up here? We got a few Antifa folks that may become an issue. Commander 2 Boy, your location? Send them up to Spring. We're going to be just south of Temple. Standby. And that's just to reinforce our line. Commander 2 Boy, roger, standby.

A K-9 unit has been requested to assist at the protest scene.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:03

Police have cleared driveways, allowing vehicles to exit the area.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:12
2 Commander Boy to CP, we pushed past the van. I believe we have enough room now to clear all of the driveways to the court, and those folks should be able to vacate now. CP, roger.

According to police, they observed four individuals near a white vehicle possibly distributing objects, potentially rocks.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:16
Hey, gents, you do have four individuals closer to that white vehicle on your right side. They've got some of those, like, like turban rags wrapped around their head, kind of concealed. It looks like they're lining their pockets with unknown objects. Looks like they kind of distributed something, maybe rocks or something of the sort.

A sheriff's bus is entering the area from the north, with police adjusting positions to allow access.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:11
24 Mary Queen 58, Sheriff's bus is about to enter from the northbound right now. We just need some of the black and whites to move out of the way. Okay, you got a little gap there that bus should be able to enter. You got a black and white just moved.

Police are coordinating to move the protest crowd further south to clear the area for vehicles.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
That ladder man? Yeah, that sheriff's bus is clear to go in. They just have to push from the north, pushing southbound. Roger, who's clear to last? Roger, I'm pushing from Temple, southbound on Spring. And, commanding board that's on the ground, if you want to push that crowd even a little farther out, a little farther south, I'd bypass those vehicles completely that are facing east and west, those three vans and the two black vehicles. We need to push that crowd past that white van south. If you look to your right, that's an apron that also needs to be opened.

The protest crowd is moving south, and the area near 4th St remains clear for travel.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:31
What's a good direction of travel to Temple and Spring? Hey, Roger. Gents, if you guys can approach anywhere from the Temple side, anywhere from the Temple side, east or west, you should be good. It's very clear on that side on the north side. And CP, it looks like that skirmish line is maybe right at the apron where it leads into the jails itself. Looks like they bypassed it maybe by two feet now, but that crowd still needs to push a little farther south. At a minimum, I'd push on the...

Police have urged nearby motorists to exercise caution in the area due to possible streets impacted by demonstrators.

Officers have formed a skirmish line blocking the street.

A helicopter is monitoring the protest from above.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:04
20s overhead in Spring and Temple.

The group is now marching down S Hill St.

Police are on the scene maintaining boundaries for the protest.

Police have received a report of protesters blocking buses.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
ValleyBCCtotheCP,comein.CP,go.CP,we'vegotareportfromaCCB,protestersblockingcountybusesontheeastsideofSpringStreetat210WestTemple.TheOMAgeneratedacallforCentral.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 532 S Olive St.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Pershing Square.

Incident reported.

According to police, the area around the Pershing Square Metro station is clear, with only about 20 people remaining south of 5th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:17
Everything by City Hall is completely clear, CP. Everything in front of THF is completely clear on the south front of City Hall. That sound card is gone. All we're left with is about these 20 people on Alameda, south of Temple, nothing more. CP, copy. Thank you, sir.

The main protest group is now blocking westbound traffic on 5th and Hill.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
2 CP, looks like the main group is congregating in front of PHF, and they're blocking westbound traffic on 1st and Main. Is there any other areas you'd like to see? CP negative, thank you for checking. Roger.

With protest numbers dwindling and no threat observed, police are considering returning to staging with their mobile field force.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
And CP, Idaho 20 did a giant lap through downtown all the way from Mack Park. I guess it was a scheduled march for Mack Park that was going to meet up down here. I've got no evidence of that. I've got zero other protests or marches taking place down here. CP, roger, thank you. 2 Commander Boy to CP, since these numbers have dwindled and there appears to be no threat to the courthouse, are we good to return to staging with our mobile field force? CP. CP, roger. 2 Commander Boy.

Additional reports indicate around 50 people remain, with some dismantling a stage and others playing soccer.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
And CP, they're working on the picture for you. Just like 20 said, there's probably maybe 50 people over here, 75 playing soccer. Looks like they're kind of breaking down a stage, maybe. CP, roger. Thank you, sir.

According to police, aerial observations indicate about 100 people remain at Pershing Square, with the street and hill areas now clear.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:22
CPU to area, show us coming. Roger, go for Idaho 20. Idaho 20, can you do a flyover of Grand Park again and let me know how many do we have? Yeah, Grand Park, you got maybe 100 people there. Everybody that was on the street, on the hill, completely dispersed. It's just a few people at the park, about 100 folks. At Idaho 40, I'll be shooting a picture of Grand Park here for you. CP, roger, thank you.

The protest crowd has mostly dispersed near 4th St, with about 50 people remaining in the street, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:15
and Temple are kind of dispersed completely there. You might have 50 people in the middle of the street, but not much. They're just standing there. CP, roger. Yeah, the core of your group is this crew here that you're monitoring. He's down first on Spring. CP, roger. Thank you.

The protest crowd on Olive has thinned and moved towards 6th Street, with about 100 people heading east.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
Yeah, CP, that crowd has thinned out a lot here on Spring. It looks like it pushed south, trickled over towards 1st Street, and they got the sound cart with them going eastbound, maybe about 100 deep or so. CP, roger, we got eyes. Thank you, sir. And CP to airship, is there any other larger groups besides the one we're monitoring right now? Yeah, that's the core of your group right now. What you had over on Hill kind of fizzled out. You have quite a few people on the lot, maybe a couple hundred, but everything that was on Hill itself between...

According to police, a group of protesters is now moving southbound on Olive Street.

LA 1 Central Area · 0:09
Central units, information only, 36L20, group on Spring Street is now walking southbound Spring towards 1st, towards PHF.

Vehicles are being impounded, and the driveway is now clear for traffic, according to police.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:09
2 Commander Boy to CP, the vehicles are being impounded and the driveway's clear. We have some vehicles vacating. We'll stand by. CP, roger.

The protest march is moving north with an estimated 500-600 participants. Additional groups are gathered nearby.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:23
And you got that March, kind of mobile on Hill, pushing, looks like northbound maybe, from front to tail. I'd estimate about 500, 600 people here. You can get in the park just west of Hill. You've got maybe another 100, 200, maybe even another couple hundred people in the lawn itself, just west of Hill, just south of Temple. Roger.

Additional officers are being requested to reinforce the police line south of 4th St.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:24
2 Commander Boy to CP. Commander 2 Boy, go ahead. Hey, do we have any additional uniformed officers, like in a strike team or something you can send up here? We got a few Antifa folks that may become an issue. Commander 2 Boy, your location? Send them up to Spring. We're going to be just south of Temple. Standby. And that's just to reinforce our line. Commander 2 Boy, roger, standby.

A K-9 unit has been requested to assist at the protest scene.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:03

Police have cleared driveways, allowing vehicles to exit the area.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:12
2 Commander Boy to CP, we pushed past the van. I believe we have enough room now to clear all of the driveways to the court, and those folks should be able to vacate now. CP, roger.

According to police, they observed four individuals near a white vehicle possibly distributing objects, potentially rocks.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:16
Hey, gents, you do have four individuals closer to that white vehicle on your right side. They've got some of those, like, like turban rags wrapped around their head, kind of concealed. It looks like they're lining their pockets with unknown objects. Looks like they kind of distributed something, maybe rocks or something of the sort.

A sheriff's bus is entering the area from the north, with police adjusting positions to allow access.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:11
24 Mary Queen 58, Sheriff's bus is about to enter from the northbound right now. We just need some of the black and whites to move out of the way. Okay, you got a little gap there that bus should be able to enter. You got a black and white just moved.

Police are coordinating to move the protest crowd further south to clear the area for vehicles.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:30
That ladder man? Yeah, that sheriff's bus is clear to go in. They just have to push from the north, pushing southbound. Roger, who's clear to last? Roger, I'm pushing from Temple, southbound on Spring. And, commanding board that's on the ground, if you want to push that crowd even a little farther out, a little farther south, I'd bypass those vehicles completely that are facing east and west, those three vans and the two black vehicles. We need to push that crowd past that white van south. If you look to your right, that's an apron that also needs to be opened.

The protest crowd is moving south, and the area near 4th St remains clear for travel.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:31
What's a good direction of travel to Temple and Spring? Hey, Roger. Gents, if you guys can approach anywhere from the Temple side, anywhere from the Temple side, east or west, you should be good. It's very clear on that side on the north side. And CP, it looks like that skirmish line is maybe right at the apron where it leads into the jails itself. Looks like they bypassed it maybe by two feet now, but that crowd still needs to push a little farther south. At a minimum, I'd push on the...

Police have urged nearby motorists to exercise caution in the area due to possible streets impacted by demonstrators.

Officers have formed a skirmish line blocking the street.

A helicopter is monitoring the protest from above.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:04
20s overhead in Spring and Temple.

The group is now marching down S Hill St.

Police are on the scene maintaining boundaries for the protest.

Police have received a report of protesters blocking buses.

LAPD Central Bureau Tac 1 · 0:14
ValleyBCCtotheCP,comein.CP,go.CP,we'vegotareportfromaCCB,protestersblockingcountybusesontheeastsideofSpringStreetat210WestTemple.TheOMAgeneratedacallforCentral.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 532 S Olive St.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Pershing Square.

Incident reported.

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