90210 Police Arrest 24 Protestors After Ignoring Repeated Orders to Leave



Activists are calling for the release of nearly two dozen protesters who were arrested on charges of unlawful assembly in Beverly Hills, saying holding them until they could each post $5,000 bail was excessive and heightens the risk of getting sick amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Police confirmed 23 protesters were arrested Friday night after they ignored repeated orders to leave a neighborhood.

In addition, one person was arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire was set during the largely peaceful protest, Sgt. Thomas West said. The protesters remained in custody Saturday morning and were being processed, West said. Bail was set at $5,000 — an amount that critics said was excessive.

During protests calling for criminal justice reform in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, protesters who were arrested in and around Los Angeles over unlawful assembly, breaking curfew orders and other minor violations were mostly cited, released and given an order to appear in court.

Beverly Hills, known for Rodeo Drive and home of the rich and famous, proclaimed a local emergency on May 30 and imposed nighttime curfews after demonstrations spread to the city, which borders Los Angeles and West Hollywood. On June 14, the city issued an order restricting nighttime assemblies after a noisy protest disturbed residents. The order made exceptions for silent assemblies such as candlelight vigils as well as those on private property, and warned that violators can face arrest and be charged with a misdemeanor.

John Glover said he watched police arrest his wife Friday night and anxiously sought to post her bail, but jailers told him Saturday he couldn’t pay it because she hadn’t been processed.

“No one should be detained this long for something like this. I witnessed the protest and it was peaceful at all times,” Glover said.

The National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles urged Beverly Hills police to release the protesters, arguing that keeping them in custody over the weekend could threaten their health.

“These protesters were lawfully exercising the rights we all enjoy under the First Amendment. Their continued detention is punitive and places their health and safety in danger,” the group said in a statement.

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