#HOLD THE LINE POLICE DRIVERS#

#HOLD THE LINE POLICE DRIVERS#

Police said in a tweet the motorcycle rally is now over and drivers should expect delays as officers work to reopen streets.įreedom Fighters Canada, a group behind the rally, says there is a march at Parliament Hill planned for 2 p.m.ġ1:30 A.M. Some bikers reached out to high-five members of the waving crowd as they sped by. Hundreds of protestors are now heading to Parliament Hill after gathering along Elgin Street, by the Lord Elgin Hotel, to cheer on a procession of engine-revving motorcyclists.

Motorcycle riders of the Rolling Thunder Convoy parade through downtown Ottawa on April 30, 2022. ET Police arrest one on Elgin Street unclear if related to rally Police reminded the public that anyone who attended the Freedom Rally, was charged and given release conditions to stay out of Ottawa will be arrested and charged.ġ2:30 P.M. Police say the person was arrested for breaching their release conditions, which included “not being in the downtown area of Ottawa.” Ottawa police have arrested a person downtown who was charged after attending the trucker convoy protest in February and released with conditions to stay away from the nation’s capital. ET Police arrest individual who was charged after attending trucker convoy protest in February “Afterwards, myself and the other peaceful citizens were thrown out of the city like garbage and told not to return to our nation’s capital,” Deering told the crowd Saturday.ġ:00 P.M. Supporters watched retired Afghanistan veteran Christopher Deering lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in a quasi-remembrance ceremony.ĭeering said he was detained by police as part of their effort to remove “Freedom Convoy” protesters from the core in February. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that he trusts police to enforce laws prohibiting the incitement of violence and propagation of hate this weekend.A line of big rigs, campers and other trucks made their way into the city core Friday night Protesters gathered around the trucks, and police in tactical gear formed a line and faced them down.506 tickets had been issued and 39 vehicles towed in connection with the rally, Ottawa police said.Police said they arrested a person downtown who was charged after attending the trucker convoy protest in February and released with conditions to stay away from the nation’s capital.It said the measure will be in place Sunday morning Ottawa Police Service said in a release Saturday night it closed off several highway off-ramps to the downtown core, with assistance from the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.Latest updates on the ‘Rolling Thunder’ motorcycle convoy in Ottawa: Local authorities and Ottawa residents have expressed concern that the biker rally could turn into another “occupation,” similar to the trucker convoy protest that brought the city’s downtown core to a standstill in February. More events are planned for Saturday and Sunday. The rally, called “ Rolling Thunder Ottawa” got under way on Friday, when hundreds of motorcycles and other vehicles descended on the nation’s capital amid a heavy police presence. Hundreds of demonstrators have come to Ottawa this weekend to protest what they consider government overreach.

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