Police arrested 17 people after violent protesters destroyed police cars, threw debris at passing vehicles and stopped traffic outside Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Orange County, Calif., Thursday night.
According to the Los Angeles Times, protesters, mostly Latinos upset about Trump’s comments about immigrants, smashed out the back window of a police cruiser, popped the tires on a police SUV and tried to flip another cruiser.
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Back window has been smashed out of a Costa Mesa police cruiser. Protester: “I think Donald Trump did it!” pic.twitter.com/FTj4JoiAdN
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) April 29, 2016
Another group of protesters blocked an entrance ramp to the 55 Freeway with park benches and threw rocks and debris at vehicles on the highway.
Arianna Perez, 19, with the sign: “We could be peaceful & do things different, but we wouldn’t get our voice heard.” pic.twitter.com/xjkDOUY3et
— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) April 29, 2016
The chaos subsided around 12 a.m. EST, but not before authorities arrested 10 males and 7 females for suspicion of unlawful assembly.
#Trump police trying to clear mob from intersection pic.twitter.com/yM2WCNzXPQ
— Gina Ferazzi (@GinaFerazzi) April 29, 2016