Document: Police Arrest 41 People for Rioting

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The Metropolitan Police Department arrested 41 individuals for felony rioting and assault on police officers on August 13.

The police surrounded protesters around the perimeter of Adams Morgan on the 1800 block of Columbia Road, NW and 1600 block of V Street, NW.

According to the police department, individuals conducted in offenses including arson, defacing of public or private property, destruction of public or private property, defacing of US Government property, and resisting arrest.

Police also say officers recovered multiple weapons including knives, fireworks, and chemical irritants, and two officers were injured and sustained non-life threatening injuries.

” We facilitate daily peaceful demonstrations in DC. Overnight, intentional fires were set & property destroyed. When this occurs, our members have a responsibility to take action,” a tweet from the department stated.

A press release of the destruction included photos of a fire, tipped over newspaper stands and graffiti on private and public property.

According to the department, 512 individuals have been arrested in Washington, DC from May 30-August 13 for curfew violations, riot-related burglary, and other riot-related events. Nearly 45 percent of those individuals are residents of DC, 27 percent reside in Maryland and 13 percent reside in Virginia.

The release states that 24 of the arrested individuals were juveniles.

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