Dozens arrested in St. Louis after more protests, vandalism

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Hundreds of police officers in riot gear mobilized in downtown St. Louis after another day of peaceful protests over an ex-police officer’s acquittal in the death of a black man, a scene that grew ugly after nightfall amid dozens of arrests and reports of property damage and vandalism in the streets.
Authorities made the arrests shortly before midnight, saying people had ignored orders to disperse after the peaceful protests.
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