YUCAIPA, Calif.—As firefighters struggled to contain a raging wildfire in the hills above Yucaipa, Calif., on Aug. 1, another battle was raging on the streets below.
Against the ominous backdrop of a towering plume of smoke, chaos erupted on Yucaipa Boulevard as Black Live Matter (BLM) protesters blocked traffic, and police equipped with riot gear marched to separate about 80 protesters from more than 200 counterprotesters.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department ordered the crowd to disperse, calling the protest an unlawful assembly. Several protesters attacked a deputy, according to a news release by the Yucaipa Police Department. One of them dropped a loaded firearm, later recovered by deputies.
A protester drove a car erratically down the boulevard, almost hitting police, while he and two other occupants yelled at counterprotesters. A total of nine protesters were arrested.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
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