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Eugene

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Tue Jul 19, 2016, 04:23 PM Jul 2016

Three arrested after hanging anti-Trump banner near Cleveland convention

Source: Reuters

Politics | Tue Jul 19, 2016 2:16pm EDT

Three arrested after hanging anti-Trump banner near Cleveland convention

Three women were arrested on Tuesday after climbing a flagpole near the site of this week's U.S. Republican National Convention and hanging a banner protesting the party's presidential candidate, Donald Trump.

"Don't Trump our communities," read the banner hung near Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Using a ladder truck, fire officials brought down the protesters and the banner, which also had an anti-fracking message.

"They actually climbed the flagpole and hung a banner and our officers responded and made the arrests," Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams told reporters. "They were arrested for criminal mischief."

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cleveland-arrests-idUSKCN0ZZ1TA?il=0


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Three arrested after hanging anti-Trump banner near Cleveland convention (Original Post) Eugene Jul 2016 OP
Those chicks are bad ass. nt Snotcicles Jul 2016 #1
These three women should be given a medal, not arrested - They are national heroes! Doodley Jul 2016 #2
I guess the GOP likes only gun rights, not speech rights? nt glennward Jul 2016 #3
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