Two #DefendDenver protesters were arrested after they allegedly vandalized a memorial to fallen police officers in Denver, Colo., Friday, splashing it with red paint and covering it with stickers, some with threatening messages.
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The damage happened during a planned protest that drew around 100 demonstrators, who marched from the Denver jail to police headquarters, a DPD spokesperson said. Some held signs in support of Jessica Hernandez, a 17-year-old who was shot and killed by Denver Police last month while she was driving a stolen car that ended up striking a Denver Police officer.
Police say that Hernandez was shot after the stolen car she was in hit an officer, pinning him against a fence and breaking his leg. There were four other people in the car.
According to Denver Police nearly 150 people were involved in anti police protest #9NEWS pic.twitter.com/ZZSC1Wwjm2
— Dan McKinney (@danmckinney) February 15, 2015
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police are Denver's biggest gang #JusticeForRyan this is his mum @stackizshort http://t.co/Xv6IT1xqRA #DefendDenver pic.twitter.com/MnmQkoxNZc
— mⒶryteatowel (@maryteatowel) February 14, 2015
The two suspects face charges of criminal mischief.
DAMAGE TO POLICE MEMORIAL TO FALLEN OFFICERS pic.twitter.com/uKY24fKrVS
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) February 14, 2015
@DenverPolice this makes me want to cry.
— Bonnie (@BBestInTheWorld) February 14, 2015
@DenverPolice who would do this? horrible
— Theresa Marchetta (@TheresaDenverCO) February 14, 2015
Wow. Talk about an insult and disrespectful thing to do. Protestors vandalize #Denver police memorial. pic.twitter.com/iODT0dIkKI
— Mark Meredith (@markpmeredith) February 14, 2015
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@DenverPolice So disrespectful and ungrateful!!!
— StylishLuckyCharm™️ (@stylishlckychrm) February 14, 2015
@DenverPolice What's wrong with people? Activists lose their credibility when property destruction becomes their primary goal. No respect!!
— John (@Jraptor11) February 15, 2015
@DefendWallSt such shitty people
— Ryan Wilson (@thatyoungrdubs) February 15, 2015
@DefendWallSt For normal people this would be depraved/disgusting. For #BlackLivesMatter activists, you have to credit them not using feces.
— Scott ''Human Scum'' Faust (@Stultis_TheFool) February 15, 2015
Denver fire and @DenverPolice work together cleaning fallen ofcr memorial. @KDVR pic.twitter.com/VArvSx6Vtp
— Paul makarushka (@heyguyfox5) February 14, 2015
Denver fire making short work of the paint on the fallen ofcrs memorial @DenverPolice protesters on the move. @KDVR pic.twitter.com/d6kP0qhdK1
— Paul makarushka (@heyguyfox5) February 14, 2015
@Denver_Fire nice work. MT @danmckinney: Denver firefighters clean off vandalism to fallen police memorial pic.twitter.com/AGUamLWr6h
— Laura Keeney (@LauraKeeney) February 15, 2015
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