Police still encircle the plaza with only one small police controlled exit.
LA-IMC reporter at the scene reports the following:
- two arrests early in the day at start of the march, charges unknown
- 23 arrests at street sit-in (this is from the union action reported earlier)
- 3 more arrests at incident on Broadway, situation there was very tense for a while, marchers were penned in, but let go after short stand off.
- OLA marchers then reconnected with main march
- OLA set up tents on BofA lawn and police surrounded them.
- Currently there is a stand off as a debate over public access to the space continues. The park space is on so called privately owned land claimed by Brookfield, the same corporation that claims ownership of Zuccotti Park in New York CIty
- OLA campers say this occupation of the bank plaza is the next logical step in their campaign to end corporate lawlessness and government corruption.
Police have told OLA folks holding the lawn space they have 15 minutes to leave or face arrest.
Arrests at BofA plaza have begun. Hundreds of police moving to make arrests now. About 50 people locking arms in the space now.
Protesters chanting:
"there is no riot here
take off that stupid gear"
Occupiers still locking arms around tents
Tents have been torn down and piled up.
Arrests continue.
City bus being used by LAPD for arrestees.
Last arrestee being kidnapped now.
All occupiers in the lawn area have been kidnapped by LAPD.
Police still maintaining perimeter around park area.
Supporters now marching back to City Hall camp, police are following them.