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Over the past few days, a series of demonstrations have happened in the City of Berkeley in response to recent incidents in Missouri and New York. With its rich history in the Free Speech movement, the City of Berkeley is and remains committed to ensuring the public’s right to peacefully assemble and protest. 

On Tuesday night the police department facilitated peaceful protest throughout the City, helping block traffic and escorting marchers with officers on bicycles. 

As a mid-sized city, the size and scope of these demonstrations have presented unique challenges and the Berkeley Police Department has required assistance from agencies throughout Alameda County, Solano County, and San Mateo County. 

In previous peaceful demonstrations, demonstration organizers often worked with the Berkeley Police Department develop pre-planned routes or points of assembly which has allowed BPD personnel to redirect traffic to increase the safety of protesters. The Berkeley Police Department welcomes contact with organizers and will continue to try to make constructive contact. 

Over the past few days, the Berkeley Police Department has made several arrests. Below is a list of arrested persons over the past few days. As some of the arrested persons were not booked at the Berkeley City Jail, the list is only preliminary. 

Here is a summary of arrests thus far: 

· 27 arrest total 

· 21 men, 4 women, and 2 juvenile 

· 19 of 27 arrests are from outside of Berkeley 

We have had more than 13 officers injured over the course of the past four days. Three required treatment in a hospital. A small number of protesters have thrown rocks, bottles, a crowbar, a bag of gravel and other debris at our officers. Here are a couple of photographs of injuries officers received from items thrown at them during the recent demonstrations: