Police arrest 2, fire pepper balls at protesters in El Cajon, California

  30 September 2016    Read: 688
Police arrest 2, fire pepper balls at protesters in El Cajon, California
Police used pepper balls on dozens of protesters in El Cajon, California, and detained two men, after the crowd started throwing glass bottles at the officers.
According to an El Cajon Police press release, up to 75 protesters blocked an intersection in the town, stopping cars and breaking their windows. They also assaulted a motorcyclist who was knocked off of his motorcycle.

The local police got numerous 911 calls about the events, so a group of officers was sent to the scene. The policemen declared an unlawful assembly and ordered the protesters to disperse.

After the warning, protesters started hurling objects at officers, who then deployed pepper bullets and made arrests, according to police press release.

One of the detained is described as a 19-year-old male and the other is a 28-year-old male, according to police. Both are from El Cajon. There are no reported injuries at this time.

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