24 arrested at police protests in Cali

24 arrested at police protests in Cali

Credit: Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images

ANAHEIM, CA - JULY 24: Police officers take a man into custody after he refused to disburse during a demonstration to show outrage for the fatal shooting of Manuel Angel Diaz, 25, at Anaheim City Hall on July 24, 2012 in Anaheim, California. Diaz was fatally shot on July 21 by an Anaheim police officer and has sparked days of protests by the angered community. (Photo by Jonathan Gibby/Getty Images)

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by AMY TAXIN and GILLIAN FLACCUS

Associated Press

Posted on July 25, 2012 at 8:34 AM

Updated Wednesday, Jul 25 at 12:56 PM

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Police in Anaheim, California, have restored order after violent protests over weekend police shootings caused injuries and two dozen arrests.
  
As many as 500 protesters and 250 police were involved in a fourth night of violence Tuesday. Seven hours of confrontations ended around 2 a.m. Wednesday.
  
Sgt. Bob Dunn says an initially peaceful protest evolved into clusters of people who threw rocks at police, lit trash can fires, threw a Molotov cocktail at a police car and smashed windows in businesses.
  
Police used beanbag rounds and pepper balls.
  
Dunn says 20 adults and four minors were arrested.
  
He says a police officer, two members of the media and some protesters were injured, but nobody was hospitalized.
 

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