05/30/2020

Toledo Mayor Calls for Curfew Following Protests

The curfew went into at 9 p.m.

Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has ordered a curfew for the city of Toledo, beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday and ending at 6 a.m. Sunday. The curfew applies to the area bounded by Summit Street, Monroe Street, 17th Street, Franklin Ave., East Woodruff Ave. and Cherry Street. According to the mayor's office, no one is to be out in that area during the hours the curfew is in place unless absolutely necessary. The curfew will be enforced by the Toledo Police Department.

What began on Saturday afternoon as a peaceful protests in Downtown Toledo has slowly begun to devolve into unrest as the gathered crowds clash with police.

The protest began as a gathering outside the Safety Building -- Toledo Police Headquarters -- as civilians came together for what they called a Police Accountability March, calling for a change to police policies to "ensure proper justice and accountability is created within our city."

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