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Source: Charlotte Observer via Tacoma WA News-Tribune
For a third consecutive night, protesters streamed out of uptown Charlottes Marshall Park Thursday night and into standoffs with waiting police officers.
By Meghan Cooke, Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Ely Portillo; macooke@charlotteobserver.com
Published: Sept. 6, 2012 at 6:42 p.m. PDT
Updated: Sept. 6, 2012 at 6:43 p.m. PDT
... About 70 protesters marched up Stonewall Street to Tryon Street at 7:30 p.m., where they attempted to turn north into the center city. Police blocked their path.
After a 10-minute impasse, officers allowed the procession to turn up Tryon.
At Trade Street, the march again came to a halt for 25 minutes. A large number of officers poured out of waiting trucks to surround the marchers, who sat down in the intersection.
I hope this is the last one, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe told the Observer ...
Read more: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/09/06/2284839/protesters-again-take-to-uptown.html