Ottawa Police Begin Making Arrests To Squash Freedom Convoy “Unlawful Demonstration” | ZeroHedge
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
Update (0943ET): AP News reports police have begun arresting protesters at the trucker demonstration in Ottawa’s downtown district.
Police "suiting up" in Ottawa. pic.twitter.com/rmNAdtD5FK
— Zeno Calhoun (@zenoc_oshits) February 18, 2022
TV News Ottawa’s Graham Richardson says there’s a “beefed-up police presence.”
Near Rideau and Sussex beefed up police presence #Ottawa #ottnews #onpoli #OccupationOttawa pic.twitter.com/0BlJshEIww
— Graham Richardson (@grahamctv) February 18, 2022
Images circulating on Twitter show police vans (commonly known as “paddy wagons”) have assembled as arrests are being reported.
The government doesn’t want the world to see what’s happening in downtown Ottawa.
Ottawa police are telling media cameras, including one of ours, to stay away from trucker crackdown or face arrest https://t.co/cCVftDiBra
— Matt Finn (@MattFinnFNC) February 18, 2022
Government checkpoints in Ottawa.
Police in Ottawa have set up checkpoints all around the city to ask people where they are going. pic.twitter.com/9ByePAIjvw
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) February 18, 2022
This is a bad image for Canada. pic.twitter.com/uX9bA3c2Fz
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) February 18, 2022
LIVE IN OTTAWA: POLICE MOVING IN ON TRUCKERS CONVOY https://t.co/PAoRmGOOhM
— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) February 18, 2022