Several arrests have been made after a heated council meeting led to disbursement orders that were not followed, according to the Sacramento police department.The meeting was set to discuss a Gaza cease-fire resolution and was marked by heated discussion and disruptions, prompting Mayor Darrell Steinberg to call for a recess twice.The police department said the mayor and council ordered the chambers to be vacated shortly after 9 p.m.Officials said officers gave multiple disbursement orders to the people that remained in the chambers with the hope that they would exit on their own accord. Several people refused to leave and arrests were made, the police department said.KCRA 3’s Lee Anne Denyer said she observed roughly 60 to 70 still inside the chambers over an hour after the public was ordered to vacate.Around a dozen people were arrested.Police said those arrested would be charged with unlawful assembly.Around 11:20 p.m., the council meeting was set to resume. Only media is allowed in the council chambers.
Several arrests have been made after a heated council meeting led to disbursement orders that were not followed, according to the Sacramento police department.
The meeting was set to discuss a Gaza cease-fire resolution and was marked by heated discussion and disruptions, prompting Mayor Darrell Steinberg to call for a recess twice.
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The police department said the mayor and council ordered the chambers to be vacated shortly after 9 p.m.
Officials said officers gave multiple disbursement orders to the people that remained in the chambers with the hope that they would exit on their own accord.
Several people refused to leave and arrests were made, the police department said.
KCRA 3’s Lee Anne Denyer said she observed roughly 60 to 70 still inside the chambers over an hour after the public was ordered to vacate.
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Around a dozen people were arrested.
Police said those arrested would be charged with unlawful assembly.
Around 11:20 p.m., the council meeting was set to resume. Only media is allowed in the council chambers.