ALBUQUERQUE'S POLICE CHIEF TALKS TO REPORTS ABOUT SUNDAY'S PROTEST AGAINST APD AND HIS OFFICERS USING TEAR GAS ON DEMONSTRATORS. GORDON EDEN SAID MONDAY THAT EVEN THOUGH THE PROTEST STARTED PEACEFULLY … IT TURNED INTO A CONFRONTATIONAL MOB BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON … HOURS AFTER IT STARTED.
EDEN SAYS HE AND OTHER APD OFFICIALS WERE VERY CONCERNED FOR PEOPLE CAUGHT IN TRAFFIC AND BUSINESSES ALONG CENTRAL BEING DAMAGED. HE SAID THEY GOT CALLS FROM PEOPLE REPORTING THEIR FAMILIES WERE TRAPPED INSIDE THEIR VEHICLES. MEANWHILE, PROTESTERS IGNORED ORDERS TO DISPERSE.
FOUR PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND ONE PROTESTER WAS TREATED FOR CHEMICAL IRRITATION. HE REFUSED TREATMENT.
