24 October 2011

Occupy Dallas Supporters Arrested After Protest

Occupy Dallas Supporters Arrested After Protest

A small number of Occupy Dallas protestors began demonstrating outside of Chase Tower and a Chase Bank branch in downtown Dallas Monday afternoon.

At about 2:15 p.m., NBC 5 got word that protestors were said to be blocking an entrance to Chase Tower.  It was leared a short time later that another protest was under way at a Chase bank branch at Main and Akard in downtown Dallas.

Dallas police were called to both locations, but have not confirmed if any arrests were made. However, they did say that a public information officer is being sent to the scene of the Occupy Dallas arrests.

On their Facebook page, the organization was relaying information to supporters about moving the protests to Lew Sterrett Justice Center in order to protest the arrests of about 20 supporters.

Dallas police are expected to remain at both locations for the next several hours. According to the group's schedule, the protest by the encampment was also planning to march on Chase Tower at 5 p.m.  On Facebook, the group said the protest was planned from noon to 5 p.m.

The group is currently occupying and living in a section of land at Dallas' City Hall Park as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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