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Well, the President & Democrats got their Race Riot. So all is well. Happy Holidays America.
Businesses burn, police cars torched as violence 'much worse' than August
The tally of damage mounted Tuesday morning in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson.
St. Louis County Police Sgt. Brian Schellman said this morning that at least 61 people were arrested. Charges ranged from burglary to trespassing to receiving stolen property.
At least 10 businesses in and around Ferguson were damaged or destroyed by fire.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, speaking at a press conference at 1:30 a.m., said he was grateful nobody was killed but was disappointed at the amount of damage in the Ferguson area.
“What I've seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we ever had in August, and that's truly unfortunate,” he said.
He said that there was basically “nothing left” along West Florissant Avenue between Solway Avenue and Chambers Road. “Frankly, I'm heartbroken about that," he said.
Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson said, “We talked about peaceful protest, and that did not happen tonight. We definitely have done something here that's going to impact our community for a long time... That's not how we create change.”
Belmar said that officers used tear gas near West Florissant and Chambers Road. A highway patrol lieutenant was hit by a glass bottle. Two St. Louis County Police cars were torched, he said.
Belmar said as far as he knew, police did not fire shots, but there was plenty of gunfire in the area. He said he personally heard at least 150 shots...
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Businesses burn, police cars torched as violence 'much worse' than August
The tally of damage mounted Tuesday morning in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson.
St. Louis County Police Sgt. Brian Schellman said this morning that at least 61 people were arrested. Charges ranged from burglary to trespassing to receiving stolen property.
At least 10 businesses in and around Ferguson were damaged or destroyed by fire.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, speaking at a press conference at 1:30 a.m., said he was grateful nobody was killed but was disappointed at the amount of damage in the Ferguson area.
“What I've seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we ever had in August, and that's truly unfortunate,” he said.
He said that there was basically “nothing left” along West Florissant Avenue between Solway Avenue and Chambers Road. “Frankly, I'm heartbroken about that," he said.
Missouri Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson said, “We talked about peaceful protest, and that did not happen tonight. We definitely have done something here that's going to impact our community for a long time... That's not how we create change.”
Belmar said that officers used tear gas near West Florissant and Chambers Road. A highway patrol lieutenant was hit by a glass bottle. Two St. Louis County Police cars were torched, he said.
Belmar said as far as he knew, police did not fire shots, but there was plenty of gunfire in the area. He said he personally heard at least 150 shots...
More:
IN FERGUSON Businesses burn police cars torched as violence much worse than August News
DRUDGE REPORT 2014
