Police: 2 women arrested following protests on Route 8 in Bridgeport
Two women were arrested for blocking the highway during a protest on Route 8 in Bridgeport Saturday night.
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May 31, 2020, 3:07 PM
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1,711ds agoTwo women were arrested for blocking the highway during a protest on Route 8 in Bridgeport Saturday night.
More than 150 protesters blocked the highway on both the northbound and southbound sides near exit 3.
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After two orders to disperse, two protesters, ages 22 and 21, were arrested.
They face charges including interfering with an officer and breach of peace.
The road was closed near the exit in both directions. It has since reopened.
The protest was one of many across the region over the restrained death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while being taken into custody by Minneapolis police. An officer has been charged in his death.
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