Portland police have called for a peaceful resolution of the occupation of a public space in the city and expressed alarm that people involved in establishing the new autonomous zone have fortified barricades, stockpiled weapons, and posted armed guards.
Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell said in a Dec. 9 statement: “We are greatly concerned about the fortification of barricades, stockpiling of weapons, armed sentries, attacks on journalists, and threats to kill officers in graffiti in this public space.
