Occupy Burlington scored a minor but unexpected victory Thursday when Mayor Bob Kiss personally authorized the release of one demonstrator. Burlington Free Press filmed police just as they were taking 23-year-old Hayley Mason of Burlington, Vermont into custody. “I didn’t cross the [police] line!” she shouted. “Let her go! Let…
A 35-year-old man has died after being shot at “Occupy Burlington,” authorities said Thursday. WPTZ reported that the gunshot wound may have been self inflicted. Patty Bosley, a Burlington-based activist, suggested that the man was homeless and had previously tried to commit suicide. “We do not believe the public is…
A group of “Occupy Dallas” protesters were arrested on Monday afternoon during a demonstration in front of a Chase Bank branch. Twenty-three people were arrested for criminal trespassing after blocking customers from entering the bank, according to NBC DFW. Dallas officers told the protesters that they would not be arrested…