Chief: Seems everyone coming to Cleveland to rally, protest

Williams said there had been no violence and no property damage. He said he takes issue with protesters who have a “different agenda” and want to be destructive. Williams says the 300 bicycle officers are divided into two shifts.

Her name has not been released and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said at this evening’s press conference said that she had not yet been booked.

Steven Rhodes of the Oath Keepers, an organization made up of former military and police officers who usually appear at events armed, said they were invited to provide security for a pro-Trump parade but decided not to accept. “It’s kind of, I don’t know how to describe it. It’s not disheartening, as I give Cleveland credit for pulling it off. But, sad that it has to be so secure and can’t be more open”, Margie tells Reporter David Schechter. Trial is scheduled next month.

Fears about violent clashes between groups supporting and opposing Trump’s nomination didn’t materialize on the first day of the convention. Williams said the woman was also being charged with resisting arrest and obstructing official business. No more details on the arrest were immediately available.

Even protesters complaining about police tactics have been respectful, he said. The people that support Trump are the poorer citizens of the United States.

Those who got sick are keeping themselves isolated in their rooms, Schade said, and the Ohio Health Department is trying to identify the source. “I’m protected”, he said.

He says that while protests won’t disrupt Trump’s message inside the hall, if it gets a lot of coverage, it probably will help the campaign.

The Republican National Convention is headed to Cleveland, and Cleveland police are anxious not only about unrest but about the fact that the city has an “open carry” gun policy.

Separately, several hundred people chanted “Dump Trump now!” and held signs saying things like “No racism, no fascism, no Trump” as they marched through the streets.

Many were upset with the Republican presidential candidate’s stand on immigration, including his proposal to build a wall at the Mexican border and his call for barring Muslims from entering the U.S. The demonstrators also decried what they called racist police practices.

Cleveland’s police chief was talking to the crowd before one of the skirmishes broke out. Guns will be banned inside the convention hall, but can be carried outside.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY’-sihk) says he doesn’t have authority to suspend the state’s law allowing people to openly carry guns. He says it’s more about exercising their rights. The one reported arrest as Cleveland police and law enforcement officers from across the US maintained a visible presence downtown. Cleveland officials say there was a small open carry demonstration downtown yesterday that ended without incident.

Cleveland Police Chief Calvin D. Williams said that the city is prepared, and has been aware of the concerns about the open carry laws. Kasich’s office responded that the governor does not have the authority to do that.

Several people showed up on Cleveland’s Public Square on Sunday carrying firearms.

Chris Cox of Bikers for Trump – who is participating in a major march on Tuesday – said that he would not be packing.

Loomis believes that the safety of Cleveland police officers is not being taken seriously because they are not in riot gear and are still allowed to do patrols by themselves rather than in pairs.