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Police declared a riot in downtown Portland Wednesday night as protests turned violent and votes in the general election
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Governor Kate Brown deployed the Oregon National Guard, which had been placed on standby before the election to respond in the event demonstrations devolved into violence. Guard members were deployed to assist local authorities in “the interest of public safety,
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Demonstrators vandalized businesses and threw objects at police, including one man who was arrested with a rifle, several magazines of ammunition, commercial grade fireworks, a knife, and spray-paint cans, according to police.
At least eleven individuals were arrested in connection to the riots Wednesday night.
The governor on Wednesday also extended an executive order establishing a unified police command of Oregon
Newport 100s Box State Police and the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office to handle potential violence in the wake of the election. The order was originally set to expire Wednesday evening, but Brown extended the joint command to continue through Friday.
Any “political violence, intimidation and property destruction will not be tolerated, ” the Democratic governor warned.
Two groups of protesters, one a “Defend Democracy” march that passed the Multnomah County elections office, and another protest group that was seen smashing windows of businesses met up in the evening.
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