The residents of Bloomfield, Shadyside, Oakland, Lawrenceville, the Strip District and the Friendship-Garfield communities sustained minimal damage in those areas where civil disorder ensued. Mobile Field Forces, at the ready, responded swiftly and effectively with lawful enforcement and arrested twenty-four (24) demonstrators in various locations with the largest concentration centered in the Lawrenceville/Bloomfield area. However, there were twelve (12) demonstrations that were peacefully conducted on the streets of Pittsburgh where no arrests occurred. |
