San Mateo County institutes curfew starting at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
Protests over the death of George Floyd continue for the fourth day on May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis. It was announced Friday that Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer caught on camera with his knee on Floydâs neck, has been arrested a
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - San Mateo County is instituting a curfew on Tuesday and Wednesday nights in response to widespread looting and vandalism reported around the Bay Area following the killing of an unarmed black man in the custody of Minneapolis police last week.
The curfew will run from 8:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. both nights, county
Board of Supervisors president Warren Slocum announced on Twitter.
Alameda and Contra Costa counties are among the local
jurisdictions that have instituted similar countywide curfews as the region has been roiled by demonstrations over the death of George Floyd last week, with some gatherings leading to property crime and violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement.