The Chicago authorities arrested more than 100 people and briefly raised bridges to the downtown as unrest and looting overnight caused widespread damage in the city’s main business and shopping district, officials said on Monday. The police superintendent, David Brown, said in a news conference that more than 400 police officers were dispatched after the police became aware of a social media post about potential looting in the downtown. The arrests were made on charges of looting, disorderly conduct and battery against the police, he said, and 13 officers were injured, including one struck with a bottle and one whose nose was broken. A security guard and a civilian were struck during a melee, he added, and both were taken to a hospital in critical condition. Early Monday morning, city officials briefly raised most of the bridges to the downtown and suspended some train and bus service to the area.

Source: New York Times August 10, 2020 12:48 UTC