Huge volatile protest occurred today at E4th x Prospect in Cleveland.
They tried to burn a flag.
They didn’t listen.
They assaulted two officers.
Again, they should have listened to police.
Again, please abide by the rules.
Please.
During the flag burning protest, things got heated.
Public Safety Forces were out in numbers to keep the peace.
Little behind the scenes for you.
When we say media was clamoring around to get b-roll footage of protesters and demonstrators at the Republican National Convention, this is what it looked like from our side looking out.
From behind Police lines
FYI-This was about 20% of the media on scene for this protest. Most in here are national media.
Met this officer from Louisiana today. He said he was a pretty BFD back in LA.
#famous
Super nice guy!
This week doing PIO stuff with Cleveland Police Sgt Ciaccia.
You know…just working all the PIO magic tricks!
Lots of different groups demonstrated in Public Square today.
Too many to count.
Everyone wanted to be heard/seen.
After things got rowdy, Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) worked closely together to keep the peace. disbursing hundreds upon hundreds of protesters is not an easy task.
I can’t tell you how proud I am of all the ESF-13 resources that are deployed from across this great country to support our event.
Day-2 in the Joint Information Center starts out with…dispelling rumors!
Reuters reported that a Cleveland Police Transport van was shot near the Republican National Convention utilizing the #RNCinCLE.
#booya Reuters.
Immediate engagement using (retweeting) incorrect info.
Then JIC emailed out information to all media on media lists.
Also because of time and deluge of phone calls, the onslaught of emails, and the avalanche on social media…
Being nimble on multiple social media platforms, immediate dispelling of rumor in a public forum, and use of all associative hashtags was deliberate and purposeful.
Solid JIC work today PIO peeps!
Greater Cleveland RTA West bound Blue line ontime and clear.
@GCRTA K9 teams out supporting rail operational safety in #Cleveland for #RNC2016
Downtown Cleveland is pretty spectacular at sunset.
Northerly view of the Fountain of Eternal Life.
Peace before the shenanigans start.
Where is @rusnivek? 
