Demonstrators vandalize Baltimore FOP building, burn American flag

Demonstrators vandalize Baltimore FOP building, burn American flag

FOP said the demonstrators defaced their building and burned their American flag.

ONE LOCAL GROUP ORGANIZED AGROUP ORGANIZED ADEMONSTRATION IN SOLIDARITYWITH PROTESTORS FACING OFFAGAINST FEDERAL OFFICERS INPORTLAND OREGON.

EVENTUALLY,THE BUILDING THAT SERVES ASTHE HEADQUARTERS OF THEBALTIMORE CITY POLICE UNION,WOUND UP BEING VANDALIZED...WMAR 2 NEWS' MARK ROPER ISLIVE OUTSIDE THE FOP LODGE INNORTH BALTIMORE.

MARK━ DOPOLICE HAVE AN IDEA WHO ISRESPONSIBLE?THE HEAD OF THE FOP SAYS THEREIS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THESUSPECT BUT HE IS NOTRELEASING THE FOOTAGE TO THEPUBLIC.

BALTIMORE POLICE ARESTILL LOOKING FOR THE PERSONOR PERSONS WHO VANDALIZED THEFRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICLODGE THREE BUILDING OVER THEWEEKEND.

PROTESTORS SPRAPAINTED SEVERAL DEROGATORYMESSAGES TOWARDS POLICE ON THEBUILDING AND SET FIRE TO ANAMERICAN FLAG.

VANDALS SPRAYPAINTED THE ━ WORD ALONG WITHTHE MESSAGES YOU WILL PAY ANDDEFUND THE POLICE BUT AS YOUCAN SEE━ OR NO LONGER SEE━THE GRAFITTI HAS BEEN POWERWASHED OFF THE BUILDING.

THISDOESN'T APPEAR TO BEASSOCIATED WITH ANY OFFICIALBLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT.HOWEVER━ OVER THE WEEKEND━A GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE"YOUTH LIBERATION FRONTMARYLAND TWEETED THAT IT WASMEETING AT NEARBY ROOSEVELTPARK IN HAMPDEN SATURDAY NIGHT━ TO SHOW SOLIDARITY WITHPROTESTORS FACING OFF AGAINSTFEDERAL OFFICERS IN PORTLANDOREGON.

AND NOW POLICE ARELOOKING FOR WHOEVER ISRESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGEWHICH HAS SINCE BEEN CLEANEDUP.

MEANWHILE━ NEIGHBORSNOTED THE PROTEST WAS PEACEFULUNTIL THE DESTRUCTION OF FOP'SPROPERTY.

I donvandalism is ever a goodchoice.

Therepeople express themselves butIprivate property and that notsomething that should betolerated.

FOP PRESIDENT MIKEMANCUSO CALLED OUT POLICCOMMISSIONER MICHAEL HARRISONFOR HIS LACK OF RESPONSE TOTHE PROTESTS.

COMMISSIONERHARRISON DID RESPOND WITH ACOMMENT OF HIS OWN━ STATINGVANDALISM WILL NOT BETOLERATED IN THE CITY.

AND ASYOU CAN SEE THERE IS ANOFFICER IN A PATROL CAR THISMORNING.

LIVE IN NORTHBALTIMORE━ MARK ROPER━WMAR 2