Cop-hating protesters started a fire outside Portland’s police union headquarters after scrawling “Nazis work here” on the wall, according to officials and videos.
The blaze was ignited by a group of “about 40 people” gathered outside the Portland Police Association HQ early Sunday, the city’s force said.
Portland Police Department shared an image of burned debris and graffiti outside the Portland Police Association building in Northern Portland, Oregon. Portland Police DepartmentVideos online showed wood and tree branches on fire in front of a wall covered in anti-police graffiti — including the message “Nazis work here.”
Demonstrators confront police (not pictured) during a protest against cop violence and racial injustice in Portland, Oregon on August 23, 2020. REUTERS/Terray SylvesterOther walls were sprayed with a picture of a pig, the words “cops are murderers” as well as “ACAB,” a widely used Antifa slur standing for “all cops are b–tards.”
Heavily-armed riot police stand on the porch of the damaged Portland Justice Center on May 31, 2021. John Rudoff/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesFootage shared online also showed a large police response before the fire was quickly extinguished.
Portland police officers walk through the Laurelhurst neighborhood after dispersing a protest of about 200 people on Aug 8, 2020. AP Photo/Nathan HowardPolice said the protesters blocked traffic in the troubled city that has seen almost constant protests since George Floyd’s death last May. There were no reports of arrests.
