2014/03/31/Protest against Albuquerque police turns into mayhem

• when: 2014/03/31
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• source: Al Jazeera
• topics: US/NM/Albuquerque protests police brutality Albuquerque Police Department
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• link: http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/31/protest-albuquerquepoliceforce.html
• title: Protest against Albuquerque police turns into "mayhem"
• summary: «One police officer injured in protests sparked by what residents call an increasingly violent police force»

A protest over deadly police shootings in Albuquerque, N.M., turned from a peaceful demonstration to "mayhem," the city's mayor said late Sunday, as officers in riot gear clashed with protesters.

Objecting to what they say is an increasingly violent police force, hundreds of city residents marched through the streets of Albuquerque on Sunday, blocking traffic and shouting slogans. A social media campaign and an apparent hours-long takedown of the Albuquerque Police Department's (APD) Web page by the activist group Anonymous, coincided with the demonstration.