DENVER—Denver’s Civic Center Park is calm a day after Occupy Wall Street protesters clashed with police in the city’s most violent confrontation yet.
About 100 people slept overnight in the park, lying near sidewalks under sleeping bags and tarps. There were no tents to be seen, after Denver police and other agencies entered the park Saturday afternoon to tear down tents put up by protesters earlier in the day.
Denver Police say 15 people who tried to interfere with the tent removal were arrested. Earlier Saturday afternoon, five additional people were arrested after a scuffle with police in which one officer was knocked to the ground and others were allegedly kicked.
About 2,000 people participated in Saturday’s march, the fourth weekend for Occupy Wall Street marches through Denver.
