Clashes between police and protestors landed people in jail during protests in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday.
PROTESTORS LANDING PEOPLE INJAIL -- AND A SWATH OFDESTRUCTION BEHIND.THE CHAOS WAS PERFECTLYCAPTURED - BY ONE OF OURINTERVIEWS WITH LEGAL WATCHDOGS- BEING INTERRUPTED BY ANARREST/LEGAL WATCHDOGJOHN PIRO "WE'VEMADE PLENTY OF NOTES.THERE'SPLENTY OF THINGS WE'LL BEFOLLOWING UP ON TOMORROW.I MEAN WE'RE NOT BURNING LIKEOTHER CITIES ARE BURNING...(RUNNING AND SCREAMS)"THIS VIDEO SHOWS PROTESTORSTHOWING OBJECTS AT POLICE - -WITH SOME CHARGING ANDCHALLENGING THE LINE OFOFFICERS.METRO SAYS CARS WERE VANDALIZED-WINDOWS WERE BROKEN AT AREASLIKE THE FEDERAL BUILDING - ANDPOLICE WERE FROCED TO DEPLOYTEAR GAS AFTER PROTESTORS THREW'MOLOTOV COCKTAILS' ATOFFICERS.NIKI CHARLES/PROTESTOR "THEREWAS SOME BOTTLE THROWING.THERE WAS SOME FIREWORKS GOINGAND EVERYTHING.AT THE SAME TIME, THERE WERETHE COPS THERE RUSHING SOME OFTHE PROTESTORS WHO WEREN'TREALLY DOING ANYTHING, BUT ITWAS HARD TO SEE EVERYTHINGTHAT'S GOING ON."OVERNGIHT THERE'S ALSO REPORTSOF LOOTING AT AN AREA PAWN SHOP- - AND A POLICE CAR SET ONFIRE BY CARSON AND NINTH.MOST OF THE CLASHES BETWEENPOLICE AND PROTESTORS BEGANAROUND TEN LAST NIGHT.THAT'S HOURS AFTER THE PROTESTSBEGAN IN A MOSTLY PEACFULMANNER AT THE CONTAINER PARKAROUND SEVEN.MEANWHILE ATTORNEY GENERAL FORD
Protesters began vandalizing buildings in downtown Las Vegas during a protest on Saturday night.