Citizens Liberty Organization / Maine / maine-general

People “fleeing”, trying to corral back onto Franklin

Group moving to Hampton Inn

Idk the geography of Portland, is that an open area?

Just cause that would be better than a congested street at this point

I’m not certain either. I haven’t been to the Old Port in awhile

I’m an hour and half North of Portland

I’m that far north of Bangor

Nice, must be quiet up there

Yep, not a peep, part of me is glad and part of me wants to be in the action

Old Port is basically a bunch of alleys from what I can remember.

At least one of the people I know down there has gone home so it may be dying down

Agitator located. Been throwing bottles and such all night. Looks like he’s getting picked up

It sounds like there’s only a couple who have wanted to get rolling. The majority of protestors have just been vocal

Last arrest, suspect with bricks in his pockets

Relief requested for some line cops

Better than reinforcements

Sounds like piss breaks

2 more arrests, one with rocks

Count is up to 8 or 9 arrests

Auburn cops being sent back home

Sounds like it’s dying down

A bit shorter than I expected tbh

2 broken windows. 48 Free St. No reported entry

Fore St

Fore St and Commercial St are the two main drags in the Old Port. That much I remember

More windows report smashed. Sounds like vandalism. No reported entries

All 8 arrests charged with Failure To Disperse

Buddy of mine says he just got sprayed

He was right up at the police line

I thought I heard mention of OC but wasn’t sure

Was there a reason or?

Not sure, the line cops haven’t been on. Just reports from supervisors to dispatch

He posted a snap a few minutes ago and they weren’t doing anything but taunting

There was reports of bottles being thrown, they also picked up two agitators with bricks and rocks. He might’ve got wrapped up in that area

Yeah it could’ve been indirect

I’m sure it was, OC hasn’t been reported nor has gas

Protestors going down Free St actively trying to vandalize

Free is up near Congress, moving away from Old Port proper

Is it the whole group or just a small detachment?

Sounds like a smaller group. The main group seems to have dispersed and this smaller one still wants to party

The main group was estimated at 40+

Not bad for Maine, glad it stayed calm

Yeah, 40+ is a decent size for our state I’d think. Especially with schools having been out and such

Urban Outfitters had a smash and grab. Reported guy ran out with an arm full of stuff

From the looks of him, he won’t get far

Lmaoooo

Lol that was the call on the radio

Kinda chubby guy, blue windbreaker, flops

Lmao

Bottles of piss being thrown

Pepper balls requested

Things are picking back up

Lol yeah it’s live on a local new station right now

News

The group is smaller but refusing to disperse

The more hardcore people

The piss bottle kind

Pepper balls deployed

Moving back down to the old port. Small group digging up bricks

I feel bad for them, I’ve been sprayed before but I couldn’t imagine the balls

Yeah it’s like paint balls filled with OC. Fuck that noise

Frrrrrr

Rocks being thrown at cops now

Failure to disperse given to the whole crowd

That’ll show em

Lmao

Radio silent. Was very active, now it’s not

Damn, I think one of the guys I know is in that mess

I’m thinking arrests are coming if it’s that quiet

Yeah I passed the word along but I doubt that’ll help them any

https://www.facebook.com/newscentermaine/videos/276916593462786/

Doesn’t look particularly crazy

Actually looks like arrests are starting

No looks pretty tame

I just happened to hop on when they were starting to push in

There was some guy yelling and shit that caught my attention

I’m hoping off man, I’ve got work in a few hours. Stay safe up there

You too man, if anything happens I’ll throw it in here for you

Thanks

I got you

Protest Sunday in Augusta

Anyone hear anything about the supposed snipers in Maine?

Radio is dead silent. I’m gonna look for a video feed on FB

There was rumors of groups coming up from Boston to disrupt

https://www.facebook.com/newscentermaine/videos/2636503299939022/

CS gas out

Fireworks going off, looks like multiple arrests. Not surprised the radio is quiet. They’re either on encrypted or personal comms

The protest earlier was way different. It’s interesting how the group dynamics change. Almost like a shift change

It seems to be that way when night falls

Also apparently militias are operating in Portland now?

^to follow up: no one knows what the fuck is going on

^following up again: looks like the militia boys were just out to protect businesses, per what I’ve been seeing on the GOME fbook page

I'm not on FB what's GOME?

Yeah, I’ve seen mention of militias that have offered services

Gun Owners of Maine

GOME = Gun Owners OF Maine

👍 thanks. I didn't know Maine had miltias guess I'm not too surprised.

I’d be willing to bet every state has militias

I’m not sure how organized they actually are though

I’m actually a transplant to Maine, but I’ve read they used to be fairly well organized. Not sure if that’s still the case though