A broken window is boarded up outside of Scotty's Slices & Shots on Court Avenue in Des Moines, Sunday, May 31, 2020, after protestors broke windows in the second night of violent protesting on Saturday.
Polk County. In some states, governors have deployed the National Guard to try to contain the protests and the violence. Meet 19-year-old L.A. rapper ppcocaine, the filth queen of TikTokTwitter widens policy to catch more election-related misinformationSources: League investigating Danuel House Jr. for allegedly allowing female testing official into hotel roomSouth Dakota Gov. Here is the text of his order, sent in an email to local media outlets at 9:50 p.m.
Protesters destroyed windows along Court Avenue Saturday night when a George Floyd march turned violent. "It is imperative that we have cooperation from the community to prevent violence and property damage. The workers were preparing for more civil disruption. "It's going to rely upon the discretion of law enforcement to understand what the person is out doing or what they need to be out doing," he said.
Although some demonstrations have been peaceful — about 1,000 people marched along University Avenue without incident Saturday and about another 200 marched uneventfully Sunday afternoon — evening protests downtown and in the East Village have resulted in arrests and vandalism, with demonstrators facing off against police in riot gear and tear gas engulfing streets.The protests mirror those erupting across the country following the killing of George Floyd, an African American man, by Minneapolis police officers.
Graffiti from the protesters has yet to be cleaned up outside Annie's Irish Pub along Court Avenue in Des Moines, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
KCCI - Des Moines Videos • May 31, 2020. The curfew took effect immediately Sunday and is intended to curtail the destructive protests that have gripped Des Moines for the past two nights. Plyboard covers a window at Johnny's Hall of Fame that protesters destroyed during Saturday night's unrest in Des Moines. Our goal is to create a safe and engaging place for users to connect over interests and passions. Polk County issues curfew due to protests. One of the entrances to the Polk County Courthouse is boarded up after protesters broke the glass during Saturday evening's conflict in Des Moines, Sunday, May 31, 2020. Polk County officials have implemented a curfew requiring residents to remain at home between the hours of 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. until further notice. Protesters broke some of the supermarket's windows Saturday evening.
Business owners were cleaning up class and boarding up windows along Court Avenue on Sunday morning, May 31, 2020. For this reason, Polk County has no other choice but to make this difficult decision.”McCoy told the Des Moines Register there is not currently a written order beyond a press release issued by the county board of supervisors. The workers were preparing for more civil disruption.
Frank Singleton with Elite Glass and Metal taps shards of glass out of a broken window at Spaghetti Works on Court Avenue in Des Moines, Sunday, May 31, 2020.
“It is heartbreaking to watch as some businesses started responsibly opening their doors to face this backlash of unrest," Polk County Board of Supervisor Chair Matt McCoy said in a statement.
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He said the order is intended to be broad, but it excludes people going to and from work, people who are at work, people seeking health care and people dealing with other emergencies. Kim Reynolds issued a statement Sunday night supporting the supervisors' decision.“For the past two days, thousands of Iowans gathered together in our Capital City to peacefully and respectfully protest the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and the societal injustices it represents," she said in the statement. "We are very concerned about public gatherings and spatial separation and COVID-related transmission that could be occurring as a result of disorderly protests," he said.
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Businesses along Court Avenue were vandalized during a protest for George Floyd that turned violent.
In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. Protestors smashed windows and spray painted buildings up and down the street Saturday night. "Under that heading, this addresses some of those issues as well."
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