Buffalo Police remove protestors from Niagara Square

Buffalo Police remove protestors from Niagara Square

Buffalo Police forced protestors who had been in Niagara Square nearly two weeks to leave overnight.

BREAKINGOVERNIGHT INDOWNTOWN BUFFALO.POLICE HAVE NOWFORCEDPROTESTERS--WHO HAVE BEEN INNIAGARA SQUARENEARLY TWO WEEKS--TO LEAVE.OUR PHOTOGRAPHERAT THE SCENE SAYSPOLICE SHOWED UPAROUND 1--AND WERE TELLINGPROTESTERS TOLEAVE OR THEY'D BEARRESTED.OFFICERS SAID THATTHE SQUARE IS A PARK--AND THEY WERETHERE AFTER HOURS.WORKERS WITH THEDEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKSCLEARED ALL OF THETHINGS THEPROTESTERS LEFTBEHIND AROUND 2.THE PROTESTERSWERE TOLD THEIRBELONGINGS AREBEING TAKEN TO C-DISTRICT--AND THEY CAN PICK ITUP LATER.WE'VE REACHED OUTTO BUFFALO POLICETO FIND OUT WHYTHEY DECIDED TOCLEAR THE SQUARENOW--11 DAYS AFTER THEYBEGAN OCCUPYINGTHE SQUARE.POLICE ARE YET TOGET BACK TO US.THOSE PROTESTERS-- HAVE BEEN CALLINGFOR THE RELEASE--OF THE WOMANACCUSED OF DRIVINGHER S-U-V THROUGH ALINE OF POLICEOFFICERS DURING ARIOT.AND THIS ALL COMES--JUST HOURS BEFORESHE'S DUE BACK INCOURT.DEYANNA DAVIS ISFACING A FELONYWEAPONS CHARGEAND ASSAULTING APOLICE OFFICER --A STATE OFFENSE.PROSECUTORS SAYSHE HAD DRUGS ANDALCOHOL IN HERSYSTEM WHEN ITHAPPENED.THEY ALSO BELIEVESOMEONE FIREDSHOTS FROM THE CAREARLIER THAT NIGHT--AND DAVIS WASHELPING ONE OF THEPASSENGERS AVOIDPOLICE.BUT DEFENSELAWYERS CLAIM SHEWAS JUST GIVINGTHEM A RIDE TO THESTORE --AND BARELY KNEWTHEM.THEY ALSO SAY SHEDIDN'T KNOW THEREWAS A PISTOL IN THEBACKSEAT OF THECAR.DAVIS ALSO SAYS SHEWAS SHOT ONCEBEFORE THE INCIDENTHAPPENED.SHE'S EXPECTED INCOURT AT 9:30 THISMORNIN