Jerry Moore, Salem police chief, addresses protesters at the March for Floyd proceedings at the Capitol on Saturday, June 6. Moore was among the first speakers for an event that stretched on for hours. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem’s police chief on Saturday, June 6, addressed the crowd gathered to remember[Read More…]
Tag: SALEM PUBLIC SAFETY
Salem police chief justifies different treatment for armed civilians downtown during curfew
As protesters left the rally and vigil on Monday, June 1, police were prepared for another night of disturbances. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem police are being accused of favoring armed individuals standing outside of a downtown salon while applying a heavy hand to protesters to enforce the city’s curfew. As[Read More…]
Salem imposes weeklong overnight curfew to quell trouble, still allowing demonstrations
As protesters left the rally and vigil on Monday June 1, police were prepared for another night of disturbances. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The city of Salem on Tuesday evening imposed an extraordinary week-long nighttime curfew across the city. The curfew is in place each night from 11 p.m. to 6[Read More…]
After three nights of curfew, questions arise about who’s being told to go home — and who’s actually going home
Boards cover broken glass doors at Salem Center on Sunday, May 31. Vandals broke the doors at the downtown shopping mall during a demonstration Saturday night. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Barely a week after Marion County residents were allowed to venture out after COVID-19-related restrictions were lifted, the city of Salem[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Salem sees a third day of protests with candles, a march and officers taking a knee
Protester march against police violence on Monday June 1 in Salem. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) For the third day in a row, protesters hit the streets in Salem to speak out against police violence. Similar events have occurred across the country in response to George Floyd’s death at the hands of[Read More…]
Live updates: Despite curfew, protesters again hit Salem streets
Sharaya Hamer, 16, a student at McNary High School was among hundreds who showed up to protest police violence on the steps of the state Capitol. (Kate McMahon/Salem Reporter) Protesters took to the streets in Salem for the third night in a row to speak out against police brutality. The[Read More…]
With riots erupting across the country, Salem prepares for a third night of protests
Demonstrators gather outside the state Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody by police. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Update:[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Police protests in Salem continued into Sunday
Demonstrators gather outside the Capitol on Sunday, May 31, to protest police violence. The protests in Salem were among those that occurred across the country in response to the death of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died while being taken into custody by police. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Outrage over[Read More…]
VIDEO: Scenes from the demonstration in Salem protesting the death of George Floyd
Melvin Smith, an organizer of Salem’s demonstration on Saturday, May 30, indicates the demand that all four officers involved in the arrest of George Floyd in Minneapolis should be charged with his death. To date, one officer has been charged with second-degree murder in the May 25 death. (Chris Ward[Read More…]
PHOTOS: Protesters leave their mark on Salem, damaging Capitol art
Volunteers work to remove graffiti on a monument at the Capitol on Sunday, May 31. The monuments and several locations at the Capitol were tagged during a demonstration in Salem on Saturday, May 30. (Joel Zak/Special to Salem Reporter) RELATED COVERAGE: Curfew remains in place in Salem; no arrests or[Read More…]