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Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Dept. Dismantles Occupy Santa Cruz Geodesic Dome and Structures at Courthouse

by Bradley Stuart (bradley [at] riseup.net)
On December 4th, approximately 60 officers with the Santa Cruz Co. Sheriff's Department dismantled the geodesic dome and other Occupy Santa Cruz structures which were on the steps of the county courthouse.

Photos to be published shortly
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Occupy Santa Cruz will hold their daily General Assembly today at 2pm on the courthouse steps.

For more information on Occupy Santa Cruz, please visit:
http://occupysantacruz.org/
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On December 4th, approximately 60 officers with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department conducted a predawn raid to dismantle the geodesic dome and other Occupy Santa Cruz structures which were on the steps of the county courthouse. Following the raid, Lieutenant Craig Wilson told people that they can demonstrate on the concrete, but are not allowed on the unpaved area which Sheriff's deputies surrounded with orange fencing. Lt. Wilson also stated that sleeping would be prohibited at the county courthouse, noting the City of Santa Cruz is apparently permitting people to sleep with tents in the adjacent San Lorenzo Park, which is the jurisdiction of the SCPD.

For more information on Occupy Santa Cruz, please visit:

Occupy Santa Cruz Helps Those Fallen Through the Cracks
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/11/21/18700650.php
§Wrapping up the Dome
by Bradley Stuart
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§Sitting on Water
by Bradley Stuart
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§San Lorenzo Park Tents
by Bradley Stuart
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§Watching and Documenting the Raid
by Bradley Stuart
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§Sheriff
by Bradley Stuart
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§Lieutenant Fred Plageman
by Bradley Stuart
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§Water Street
by Bradley Stuart
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§Sheriff's at Dawn
by Bradley Stuart
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§Dishing Gossip with I. Patrick
by Bradley Stuart
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§Pardon Politcal Captives
by Bradley Stuart
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§Grass Fenced Off
by Bradley Stuart
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:@) Walking on Water
§Occupy the Hood
by Bradley Stuart
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§Cleaning Outside Courthouse
by Bradley Stuart
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§Dancing Bear Hug
by Bradley Stuart
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First Alarm Security & Patrol, Inc.
§Showing the Love
by Bradley Stuart
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§Sheriff Rejects Hug
by Bradley Stuart
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§Lieutenant Craig Wilson
by Bradley Stuart
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§Occupy Santa Cruz
by Bradley Stuart
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§1st Amendment
by Bradley Stuart
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Following the raid, Lieutenant Craig Wilson told people that they can demonstrate on the concrete, but are not allowed on the unpaved area which Sheriff's deputies surrounded with orange fencing. At that time, he spoke very vaguely about a new rule which would be posted regarding the right of the people to assemble peacefully at the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. According to a participant in Occupy Santa Cruz who called into Free Radio Santa Cruz, 101.3 FM at 7:20 PM on December 4th, Sheriff's are now enforcing a new rule stating that anyone at the courthouse after 7 PM is subject to arrest.
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