Occupy Boston Facing Midnight Eviction
Posted 12 years ago on Dec. 8, 2011, 5:52 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt
Live Updates:
- 10:30:Occupy Boston camp still standing
- 1:57: police dragging tents from streets
- 1:40: tents in the streets
- 1:31: police superintendent: "no intention of evicting tonight."
- 1:14: reports that police will not raid Boston tonight, occupiers skeptical, dancing
- 1:08: Atlantic Avenue blocked by peaceful protestors, police stymied by dance party
- 12:36: report that cops are due in 15 minutes
- 12:10: deadline passes, tension mounts. Live aerial view
- 11:45: 7,000-10,000+ occupying Dewey Square
- 11:25: "arrestable" occupiers to link arms to protect park, "unarrestables" to rally in solidarity across street
11:08: occupiers have erected defensive barricades in anticipation of imminent police raid.