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I've been up since 5:30 watching the Occupy Portland coverage on TV.
It's was reported that the police sent a few officers into the encampment
at midnight, telling the people to leave the park.
The police lined up in riot gear in the crosswalk of east-west Madison St.
The crowd was in the street of north-south 3rd Ave.
This apparently went on from midnight until 6 am,
when the police told the crowd to get back on the sidewalk
and apparently gave permission to go back into the park !
Within just a few minutes, 3rd Ave was clear.
A crew with buckets from the crowd walked along the street picking up debris.
The crowd began laughing and chanting to a drumbeat.
"WHO'S BLOCKING THE STREET NOW "
After about 20 minutes, the police were still in the line across Madison.
Protesters on bicycles started riding up 3rd Ave along with a few cars.
Then a larger number of bicyclists came down Madison across 3rd to the police line.
They obeyed the traffic signals... and the police line broke away and they proceeded on down Madison.
As the police line broke up, the crowd started cheering and chanting:
"YOU'RE PART OF THE 99 PERCENT"
One officer was injured in the leg during the night, taken away in an ambulance.
Police Lt King did an on-mic interview saying "He is recovering".
All in all, the whole thing seems to have been non-violent.
A few protesters were arrested during the night.
The odd thing is the crowds have gone back into the city park.
Some of the barriers in the park are being taken down
Lt King spoke about this saying "Eventually they will go home"
It's 6:45 and the area seems crowded, but peaceful.
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