1 Mai : émeute à Santa Cruz
Probe continues into Santa Cruz anarchist riot
The Associated Press
05/03/2010
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.—Santa Cruz police are working with the FBI to determine who’s responsible for the May Day gathering in downtown over the weekend that turned violent.
Police spokesman Zach Friend says the event appears to be the work of an organized group of anarchists that sought to strain city resources.
About 250 people gathered Saturday night, and some began breaking windows and spray-painting retail shops in the area. Officials estimate about $100,000 worth of damage was done to 18 businesses.
Friend says two men are now in custody on suspicion of vandalism.
A Web flyer billed the Saturday night gathering to « celebrate international workers’ day, » but police say it was not related to earlier peaceful protests in support of immigrant worker rights.
Calif. immigrants’ rights march ends in vandalism
AP
By JOHN S. MARSHALL
2 05 2010
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Close to 20 businesses were damaged after what started as a peaceful immigrants’ rights march in downtown Santa Cruz turned violent, requiring police to call other agencies for help, authorities said.
Police spokesman Zach Friend said an estimated 250 people started marching through the city around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
It was a harmonious but « unpermitted and unsanctioned event, » he said, until some in the crowd started breaking windows and spraying paint on retail shops that line the downtown corridor.
Friend said he wasn’t sure if the damage was caused by people marching in support of immigrants’ rights, or if the group was « infiltrated by anarchists. »
Anarchy signs were spray-painted on some of the buildings.
« They’re a group of people who seem to fancy themselves as revolutionaries, but what they really are are a group of morons, » Friend said.
A fire was started in a coffee shop entryway but was extinguished once police cleared the way for firefighters, Friend said.
Eighteen businesses were damaged, with the cost of repairs estimated at between $50,000 and $100,000. No injuries were reported.
Once officers arrived from other agencies, police were able to restore order in about 20 minutes, Friend said.
One person was arrested on suspicion of committing vandalism, though police expect to make additional arrests once investigators have a chance to gather video of the event.
« I assure you, more people will be held accountable for this as we review videos, » Friend said.
May Day rally turns violent in Santa Cruz
sfgate.com
Monday, May 3, 2010
Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/03/BA3C1D8HG8.DTL#ixzz0mu0H6nSA
(05-02) 19:40 PDT SANTA CRUZ — A May Day rally in Santa Cruz erupted into chaos Saturday night when about 200 protesters, some with torches, stormed the city’s main street. Some smashed windows and spray-painted anarchist graffiti, police said.
Jimi Haynes, 24, was arrested on suspicion of felony vandalism after witnesses saw him shatter two windows at a Pacific Avenue jewelry store, police said. They said Haynes, a parolee from Fresno County, had been in Santa Cruz for several weeks and had learned of the rally by picking up a flyer at a « local anarchist cafe. »
The incident started after protesters at a labor rally at the town clock marched down Pacific around 10:30 p.m., police said. At least 15 businesses were vandalized. A video posted on YouTube shows several people in masks smashing windows, with some others in the crowd confronting the vandals.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/03/BA3C1D8HG8.DTL#ixzz0mu0CUf4x
Immigrants Riot in Santa Cruz
shortnews.com
05/03/2010
A large group of immigrant workers in Santa Cruz, CA rioted late Saturday night in a demonstration during the communist « May Day » labor holiday.
Several businesses were damaged in the riots. Rioters carried makeshift torches and set fire to several businesses.
Police arrested one protester because of a previous parole violation. He had previously been arrested for burglary. No other arrests were made in relation to the vandalism.
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