Protesters Block Entrance to Oakland Police HQ, 25 Arrested

Protesters blocked off access to the Oakland Police Department in California today in yet another protest against police brutality, following grand jury decisions in the cases of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.

Here are some of the images captured from the protest:

proud of these folks.. #shutdownOPD #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/oMKocTH9eN

— Ozone Beats (@OzoneBeats) December 15, 2014

#Oaklandprotest outside oakland police dept pic.twitter.com/S8KeEGIU4R

— Ali Winston (@awinston) December 15, 2014

WATCH LIVE: Protesters block Oakland Police headquarters: http://t.co/QJExz6IzMv pic.twitter.com/YgADwhozdL

— ABC7 News (@abc7newsBayArea) December 15, 2014

#Asians4BlackLives: Protesters block Oakland police department http://t.co/AxhUDSarAs pic.twitter.com/7xhg19NhDG

— The Stream (@AJStream) December 15, 2014

Demanding End to War on Black People, Oaklanders Blockade Police Department http://t.co/mC7S3A4TTR #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/oWjm7xt5BZ

— Jonathan M Smucker (@jonathansmucker) December 16, 2014

The Oakland PD’s report on the protest explained, “The public could not access important police services, such as reporting crimes, obtaining public records, accessing necessary paperwork for vehicle impound releases and property releases.”

25 protesters in total were arrested; a few of them after trying to block an entire intersection. The protest was entirely peaceful, and the worst thing anyone did, according to the police report, was one person climbing up a flagpole.

[h/t LA Times]
[image via @OzoneBeats]

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