Cincinnati. Timothy Thomas funeral. Live video online. 200 more curfew arrests.

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City Prepares For Funeral.
Cincinnati Police To Keep Low Profile.
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/cin/news/stories/news-68344720010414-090459.html

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CINCINNATI, 12:53 p.m. EDT April 14, 2001 -- The scene outside the New Prospect Baptist Church is described as peaceful and respectful, shortly before the scheduled start time of Timothy Thomas\' funeral.

About 30 local civil rights activists stood outside the church wearing yellow jackets with \"NAACP\" on the back. They will act as a volunteer security force.

WLWT Eyewitness News 5\'s Tony Gnau reported that the Nation of Islam would also provide security.

Gnau said that between 2,000 and 3,000 people were expected outside the church, which seats 500 people. Loudspeakers were set up outside the church Saturday morning so that people could hear the service.

Cincinnati police chief Thomas Streicher Jr. said Saturday that no officers will be in the immediate vicinity of New Prospect Baptist Church in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood during the funeral.

The visitation began at 11:30 a.m., with a 1:30 p.m. service to follow.

On the second night of the city\'s dusk-to-dawn curfew, 218 people were arrested after a week of anger and violence resulting from the shooting of Thomas, 19, who was running away when a police officer shot him.

WLWT Eyewitness News 5 and ChannelCincinnati.com are following the day\'s events. Keep refreshing this page for updates.

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Crowd Gathers to Attend Thomas\' Funeral.
http://www.cincinow.com/specials/city_in_distress/news/story35.shtml

Web produced by: Michael Giddens
4/14/01 12:05:04 PM

A large crowd gathered for Thomas\' visitation. It started at 11:30 a.m. at New Prospect Baptist Church in Over-the-Rhine.

VIDEO
Live video from inside New Prospect Baptist Church [video]
http://real.scripps.com:8480/ramgen/encoder/cincinow_stream.rm

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Coverage from Thomas\' Visitation [video]
http://real.scripps.com:8480/ramgen/cincinowrs/2001/04/14_sat_noon.rm

Many are expected to stay for the funeral service that is set to start at 1:30 for Timothy Thomas.

The family has invited the public to attend but the burial is private.

Attending the memorial are several members of the NAACP and of the Cincinnati Human Relations.

Cecil Thomas
(CinciNow/WCPO)

\"Our role is to mingle with the crowd,\" said Cecil Thomas, Executive Director of Cincinnati Human Relations. \"What we\'re going to do is mingle with the crowd and get a feel of what the kids are feeling and when they start expressing their anger, we\'ve got ministers, and several people who work with youth to talk to these kids and absorb their anger. We\'re trying to diffuse things, because they are going to be very angry.\"

Cincinnati police report the second night of the city-wide curfew went relatively well.

Officers arrested 218 people for violating the curfew. That\'s up from Thursday night, but police said, after all, it was a weekend night.

Besides some minor disturbances, police found no big problems.

Chief Tom Streicher said he is encouraged by the citizens who cooperated with the curfew, and hopes for another positive experience today at Thomas\' funeral.

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Curfew\'s Second Night: 218 More Arrests.
Curfew To Remain In Effect.
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/cin/news/stories/news-68335220010414-060456.html

CINCINNATI, 11:44 a.m. EDT April 14, 2001 -- Cincinnati police said that 218 arrests occurred in the city between 9 a.m. Friday through 9 a.m. Saturday, with 200 people arrested for curfew violations.

CINCINNATI VIOLENCE
218 people arrested Friday-Saturday.
State of Emergency remains in Cincinnati, Norwood and Cheviot.
Curfew set from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice.
Large crowd expected for Timothy Thomas\' funeral.
Emergency Hotline: (513) 564-2200.
Fire Damage estimates: $214,000.
Ohio State Highway Patrol on duty.
Weekend Closings

IMAGES
Curfew Sets In
Images Of Unrest
OPINIONS
Was the shooting justified?
Should the National Guard get called?
What Should Be Done?
Is Cincinnati Livable?
INVESTIGATION
Justice Department Gets Involved
Cruiser Tape Released, Grand Jury Next
BACKGROUND

Who is Steven Roach?
Who was Timothy Thomas?
Thomas Memorial Fund
Thomas\' Funeral
VIDEO

Police Talk About Second Night
Covington Business Benefits
Friday: Curfew Extended
Friday: Mayor Reacts Thursday: See Streets From Sky5
Thursday: Police Chief Talks About Arrests
Thursday: Police Organize
Thursday: More Businesses Damaged
Thursday: Curfew Enacted
Wednesday: Lieutenant Reacts
Wednesday: Protesters Move Down Streets
Wednesday: Friday Cruiser Tape
Wednesday: Businesses Clean Up
Wednesday: Officials Speak Out
Tuesday: Crowd Scatters From Tear Gas
Tuesday: Injured Speak Out
Tuesday: Businesses Damaged
Tuesday: Police Assess Damage
Tuesday: Downtown Problems
Tuesday: Raw Protest Video
Tuesday: Cleanup From Monday\'s Protests
Tuesday: Meeting To Improve Relations
Monday: Tensions Rise
Monday: City Council Interrupted
Monday: Protesters Target Police
Saturday: Family Members Talk

Through 9 a.m. Saturday, Cincinnati police chief Thomas Streicher Jr. said that 200 adults were arrested for curfew violations. One adult was arrested for robbery and another person was arrested in connection with a burglary.

Shots were fired in the city\'s five police districts overnight, Streicher said. There were reports of rocks and bottles thrown and general reports of disorder due to some crowds, but Streicher said that there were no major problems.

City officials instituted the 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew Thursday in response to protesting, looting and vandalism that began Monday afternoon and continued for three nights.

A Cincinnati police officer was hurt overnight as he responded to a burglary. The officer fell and was transported to The University Hospital. Police said that the officer suffered cuts to his hand and knee.

Police are expecting a large crowd outside the New Prospect Church at the Saturday funeral of Timothy Thomas. Streicher said that police would assist the church in facilitating the funeral, but would keep a low profile to allow family members and friends to grieve. Thomas, 19, was shot and killed on April 7 by a Cincinnati police officer.

Thomas, who was unarmed, was fleeing Officer Stephen Roach. Roach, 27, who is white, was placed on administrative leave. Thomas was wanted on 14 misdemeanor warrants, including receiving stolen goods, police said. He also faced traffic violations, including driving without a license and failing to wear a seat belt.

Thomas, who was the father of a 3-month-old son, was engaged to be married and was about to start a new job. He was the fourth black man killed by Cincinnati police since last November. Three were shot and a fourth died of asphyxiation while he was in police custody, resulting in charges against two officers.

Violence, described as the worst in Cincinnati since the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968, began Monday night.

Reports of crime sprees began coming into Cincinnati police on Monday night after a raucous City Council meeting. At least 66 people were arrested Monday night and Tuesday morning, and several dozen people were hospitalized. Windows in major stores were broken, newspaper racks and garbage cans were thrown into the streets, and a hot dog vendor\'s cart was overturned.

The worst of the disturbances were reported Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, when stores were looted and set on fire and people were pulled from their cars and beaten, WLWT reported.

Tensions appeared to ease by Wednesday, but shortly before 11 p.m., a Cincinnati police officer was hit by gunfire near Vine and Green streets.

The bullet struck the gun belt of officer Andy Noguera and bounced off of his stomach, leaving a large bruise and a small cut. Noguera, a 12-year veteran of the force, was taken to The University Hospital as a precaution, but his injuries were not severe, WLWT reported. He was released Thursday.

The suspect started firing at officers and then began to run as he fired, according to Cincinnati police spokesman Lt. Ray Ruberg.

The man accused of firing at Noguera has not been caught. He was described as a 6-foot-tall black male with a heavy build, Ruberg said.

Police reported 82 arrests Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The crime also spread to other parts of the city, including University Heights, Walnut Hills, Avondale, Evanston and Norwood. Vandals also struck again in the area around Findlay Market, WLWT reported.

Thieves reportedly struck Deveroes stores on Reading Road, Race Street and Elm Street. The thieves returned after police left the scene, and there were reports of people hiding in the basement of one of the stores.

On Thursday, President Bush asked Attorney General John Ashcroft to discuss ways that the government can restore calm.

\"The president understands the very strong emotions involved, and he joins Cincinnati and Ohio leaders in their appeal to the people of Cincinnati for calm and a nonviolent resolution to the current situation,\" White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said.

The U.S. Justice Department announced that it would also investigate the shooting.

Stay tuned to ChannelCincinnati.com and WLWT Eyewitness News 5 for additional updates.

Previous Stories:

April 13, 2001: Religious Leaders Pray For City
April 13, 2001: Curfew: 153 Violators Arrested
April 13, 2001: Mfume Sends Message To City
April 12, 2001: Curfew Begins At 8 p.m.
April 12, 2001: Emergency Hotline Established
April 12, 2001: Norwood Under State Of Emergency
April 12, 2001: Bush Gets Involved In Unrest
April 12, 2001: Taft Issues Statement On Unrest
April 12, 2001: NAACP President Leads Meeting
April 12, 2001: Police Release Cruiser Tape Of Shooting
April 12, 2001: Police Officer Shot As Unrest Spreads
April 12, 2001: Guard Troops May Be Called To City
April 12, 2001: Justice Department To Investigate Death
April 11, 2001: Over-the-Rhine Neighbors Look For Hope
April 11, 2001: Who Is Officer Steven Roach?
April 11, 2001: Sporadic Violence Continues Overnight
April 11, 2001: Shooting Protests Turn Violent
April 10, 2001: Cleanup Begins After Shooting Protests
April 10, 2001: Police Face More Protests
April 10, 2001: Police, Protesters Clash Over Shooting

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Saturday April 14 1:44 PM ET. REUTERS.
Cincinnati Shooting Victim Mourned by Hundreds
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010414/ts/crime_cincinnati_dc.html

Photos

Reuters Photo

Audio/Video
Cincinnati Mayor Declares State of Emergency in Wake of Rioting - (ABCNews.com)


By Bob Weston

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners on Saturday streamed peacefully past a coffin bearing the body of a young black man shot to death a week ago by a white policeman in an incident that sparked a week of racial violence.

Conspicuous by their absence at the solemn scene were any uniformed police to assist in crowd control at the New Prospect Baptist Church in the largely black neighborhood just a short distance from the alley where Officer Steve Roach killed 19-year-old Timothy Thomas.

Thomas, who was unarmed but running from the policeman, became the 15th young black crime suspect to be killed by Cincinnati police since 1995 and the fourth since November. Roach has said he thought Thomas was reaching for a weapon.

Police Chief Thomas Streicher announced on Saturday morning that there would be no police presence near the church during the two-hour visitation and 1:30 p.m. EDT funeral service.

In place of the police, staff members of the city\'s Human Relations Commission and members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (news - web sites) circulated among the gathering crowd as a calming influence.

Bitter Resentment

They reported a great deal of bitter resentment toward police, especially among the younger people in the queue that wound around the outside of the large church.

``They want to vent their anger and we\'re here to channel that anger in the right directions,\'\' said Cecil Thomas, director of the Human Relations Commission and former president of the Cincinnati Sentinels black police officers association.

Thomas, no relation to the victim, said city officials felt it essential to find out what the young blacks were thinking.

While uniformed police were nowhere to be seen near the church, they were in the general area in large numbers, augmented by 125 state troopers and some sheriff\'s deputies, in case any violence erupted.

Streicher had said on Friday that police considered the aftermath of the funeral a crucial time for determining whether the city was likely to return to peace and order anytime soon.

Meanwhile, city officials announced late on Saturday morning that the 8 p.m.-till-6 a.m. curfew would remain in effect for a third night on the eve of Easter Sunday.

Religious leaders had been warned when the city declared a state of emergency on Thursday that they might have to cancel Easter sunrise vigils because no one is allowed on the streets during the curfew, except to go to and from work or for medical emergencies.

Crackdown On Curfew Violators

Overnight arrests reached 218 during the second night of the curfew as police cracked down hard on curfew violators. They reported scattered incidents of rock- and bottle-throwing, some looting and vandalism and a few random shots fired.

But overall, they said they were pleased with the effect the curfew was having in deterring the kind of violence that prevailed earlier in the week.

Several nationally prominent African Americans were on the scene on Saturday to join in efforts to restrain violence. Among them were Kweisi Mfume, president of the NAACP, the Rev. Martin Luther King III and Malik Zulo Shabazz of the New Black Panther Party.

Mayor Charles Luken said he was receiving some pressure from business interests to lift the curfew, but that nearly all Cincinnatians seemed to understand the necessity of keeping people off streets at night during the current wave of unrest.

U.S. Attorney John Ashcroft (news - web sites) announced on Friday that U.S. Justice Department (news - web sites) lawyers would launch a review of the practices, procedures and training of Cincinnati police.

And evidence from the shooting, which triggered three nights of rioting, looting and arson by gangs of black youths, will be examined next week by a grand jury to determine whether it was justifiable.

The FBI (news - web sites) has also opened its own inquiry into the case.


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Earlier Stories
Cincinnati Arrests Soar As Police Brace for Funeral (April 14)
Cincinnati Worried About Crowds at Youth\'s Funeral (April 14)
Cincinnati Wary of Crowds at Saturday Funeral (April 13)
Cincinnati Calm As Police Make 95 Curfew Arrests (April 13)
Cincinnati Calm Under Curfew Following Rioting (April 13)
Curfew Hits Cincinnati After Riots (April 12)


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