Six arrested as police break up Occupy Norfolk camp

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For a month, Occupy Norfolk protesters slept in tents under the shadow of the city's corporate entities and the Confederate Monument.

They held strategy meetings, kept minutes and coordinated meals. Many woke in the morning to go to work or school.

But the city of Norfolk, which granted permits last month for the protesters to camp, did not intend for the downtown park to become a permanent campsite. Occupy Norfolk's permit had expired. So police showed up about 6 a.m. Thursday to wake the demonstrators and tell them they had to be gone by 9.

Six were peacefully arrested after the city closed the park to take down the tents and clean. The arrests happened when protesters went back into the park after police closed it at 9 a.m. All six people were issued summonses and released.

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/six-arrested-police-break-occupy-norfolk-camp