A curfew is again in place Saturday night for the City of Wauwatosa, as protests continue for a fourth day following the decision not to charge Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah for the fatal shooting of Alvin Cole.
This page will be updates as new information becomes available:
8:30 p.m.
Wauwatosa Police confirm they did arrest several people that remained around 76th Street and North Avenue.
The vast majority of demonstrators at Wauwatosa Av. / W. North Av. dispersed as ordered. A few individuals who refused to leave were given additional warnings, then were arrested without incident. We appreciate the cooperation of those who dispersed once announcements were made.
— Wauwatosa Police (WI) (@WauwatosaPD) October 11, 2020
8:20 p.m.
Law enforcement has taken over the intersection of 76th Street and North Avenue just after 8 p.m. as protestors made their way east on North Avenue towards Milwaukee. There were several people still in the area, which law enforcement did arrest.
The group said they were going home and walked East on North Ave. one woman remains filming the large police presence on her phone. She was just taken into custody by law enforcement in unmarked cars that came up behind her pic.twitter.com/Pzq6FsR91V
— Stephanie Haines (@TMJ4Stephanie) October 11, 2020
7:45 p.m.
Law enforcement have declared an unlawful assembly for those protesting outside Wauwatosa City Hall and the intersection of 76th Street and North Avenue. They have also begun moving in on the crowd, similar to how they approached them Friday night.
Demonstrators have occupied the lawn on City Hall property for nearly an hour, and have been in violation of the emergency curfew order since 7:00 PM. At 7:40 PM, law enforcement declared the group an unlawful assembly. Announcements have been given to the group.
— Wauwatosa Police (WI) (@WauwatosaPD) October 11, 2020
7:15 p.m.
As the curfew began there was a group of people protesting outside Wauwatosa City Hall. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports one organizer describing it as a sit-in, and they planned to challenge the city curfew.
There was another group that was marching on North Avenue towards City Hall. It was in this area law enforcement used tear gas and pepper balls to disperse the crowd before making arrests for violating curfew.
Sitting in peace and support #BLM pic.twitter.com/XyimjoZ6HE
— Indivisible Tosa (@IndivisibleTosa) October 11, 2020
Just past curfew in Wauwatosa, and a large group is gathered at City Hall pic.twitter.com/vpLT1Atk9X
— Stephanie Haines (@TMJ4Stephanie) October 11, 2020