A Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson confirmed more than a dozen protesters have been arrested in the encampment at Washington’s George Washington University six blocks from the White House, but declined to provide an exact number.
A police officer on scene was heard telling a legal observer from the National Lawyers Guild Legal Observer that roughly 20 demonstrators were arrested.
Protesters on Pennsylvania Avenue continue to yell at crowds of police lining the street.
“We smell bacon,” one protester yelled at a police officer.
At about 4:45 a.m., GW Emergency Medical Services arrived on scene in an ambulance and a cruiser. An organizer advised protesters to go to the hospital with EMRG if they need additional medical attention.
Traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue reopened to cars around 4:45 a.m.
Live updates here from the GWU Hatchet
