Standoffs, 27 Arrests after Post Curfew Night of Protests

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News of the North Bay reported on a protest and march on Monday night that ranged across much of downtown Santa Rosa. The gathering, like others across the Bay Area and the nation, was called to protest the killing last Monday of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man whose death while being held by police was recorded by a bystander. That officer now faces murder charges. The incident has sparked protests in hundreds of cities across the county. See the story below and scroll down to find our live updates through the evening.

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Following a third night of protests that moved through downtown Santa Rosa, the city’s police department and supporting agencies reported the arrest of 27 protesters between 11pm and 12am.

According to Santa Rosa PD, the arrests were made after some of the night’s demonstrators failed to disperse from the area of College and Mendocino after repeatedly being ordered to do so by officers.

The arrests followed a day and evening of demonstrations on the first night that the City of Santa Rosa and Santa Rosa PD had put in place an 8 p.m. curfew for the city. It was unclear if many of those who gathered in protest were aware that a curfew had been ordered.

After demonstrations earlier in the day, a crowd of approximately 200 people left Courthouse Square just after 8 p.m. proceeding northbound on Mendocino and eventually meeting a line of officers at the College Avenue and Highway 101 intersection near Morgan Street.

Police officers were staged along Highway 101 at various locations as the march moved first north than south to prevent demonstrators from entering the freeway.

According to Santa Rosa PD, when the group headed back to Courthouse Square around 10 p.m. and began to disperse some in the crowd became more violent, with police saying the windows of several business near Mendocino and College were broken.

The arrests included 17 adults and 10 minors, 26 from the city of Santa Rosa, and one from Petaluma.