[Peace] Convergence center raid in twincities

[Brian Dolinar]

Friday night, police raided the RNC Convergence center for a supposed fire
code violation.
Coverage at twin cities IMC.

http://twincities.indymedia.org/

BD

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From: Echograph <echograph at echograph.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 10:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Imc-us-editorial] convergence center raid in twincities
To: Editorial Working Group for IMC-US <imc-us-editorial at lists.indymedia.org
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I just spoke with Brian of TC-IMC. 10:20 pm St Paul time He gave me
lots of details about the raid.
Sounds pretty bad
Will try to post a rush copy ASAP.

Here are some bullet points from Brain (no 2nd source)

No warrant shown. Police burst in from all doors. Raid was pre planned.

People cuffed, photographed, released. No arrests reported.

reports of sexual harassment of women by officers, inappropriate
touching.

Uncover, informants in center at time of the raid suspected.

Five year child there during raid starting crying.

Police are now saying the building as fir code violations and they are
locking the center up.

No drugs or any illegal activity in the center at time of the raid.

More to come.




On Friday, August 29, 2008, at 08:22  PM, john duda wrote:

> i'm trying to make sure the server doesn't melt down - if you want to
> put it on breaking news go ahead....
>
> -john
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 08:16:09PM -0700, Echograph wrote:
>> Are you going to put this on Breaking News?
>>
>> Also: I just got a call: close to 100 people being cuffed, detained,
>> photographed and then released? WTF
>> No word if police had a warrant.
>> No word on arrests.
>>
>>
>> On Friday, August 29, 2008, at 07:52  PM, john duda wrote:
>>
>>> http://twincities.indymedia.org/2008/aug/convergence-space-being-
>>> riaded-now
>>>
>>> The convergence space is currently being raided. Police burst in and
>>> are using force against people. Everyone inside has been
>>> handcuffed. Estimates of people inside currently vary between
>>> 20-70. One block radius around the convergence space has been blocked
>>> off. Lawyers, legal observers and media are on the way. More updates
>>> as they come.
>>>
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