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Police arrested 18 people in what turned out to be a tense Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Portland Friday night.Video: Pushing and shoving at Black Lives Matter protestThe Portland Racial Justice Congress's Black Lives Matter protest started in Lincoln Park at 6 p.m., but moved to the Old Port, where crowds blocked a section of Commercial Street near Pearl Street.40740080Photos: Black Lives Matter protesters clash with policePolice escorted the crowd down Pearl Street and had expected them to stop at Fore Street.Video: Protesters arrestedThe protest remained peaceful until around 10 p.m., when a car slowly pulled out of a wharf and into the crowd, which tried to block the car from driving farther.Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck said the driver felt threatened and concerned.Several other bystanders, who disagreed with the protesters' message, clashed with the group in the middle of the road and on the sidewalk.Video: Rev. Kenneth Lewis speaks about Black Lives Matter protestShortly after, several police officers circled the group. An officer then went through the group one-by-one informing each person that they were breaking the law by obstructing a public way.Each protester was warned that he or she would be charged with obstructing a public way, which is a class E misdemeanor, Sauschuck said.The tension then escalated as protesters started pushing and shoving with police officers. In all, 18 people were arrested during the protest. Sauschuck called it one of the city's largest-ever mass arrests.The remaining protesters moved to the Portland Police Station before officially disbanding at 1:20 a.m. Saturday.Sauschuck said early Saturday morning that he knew of no injuries.The city released a list of people arrested:Idman Abdul, 22, of PortlandSalma Hassan, 22, of PortlandAlba Briggs, 25, of PortlandMariana Angelo, 20, of PortlandSable Knapp, 26, of PortlandKennedy Johnson, 22, of PortlandCaitlin Vaughan, 29, of PortlandSarah Lazar, 32, of PortlandKaren Lane, 50, of LewistonLelia Saad, 24, of South PortlandNasreen Sheikhyousef, 25, of PortlandKennedy Barteaux, 38, of PortlandShadiyo Hussain- Ali, 23, of PortlandLlewellyn Pinkerton, 21, of PortlandLeah Karvette, 25, of PortlandBarbara Van Derburgh, 22, of PortlandJenessa Hayden, 23, of PortlandUnnamed 16-year-oldPhotos: Black Lives Matter booking photosA spokesperson for the group said everyone had been bailed out of jail by 6 a.m. Saturday.The group has set up a fundraising page to help pay for legal costs, she said. As of 11 a.m. Saturday, $3,163 bad been raised, far beyond the listed $2,000 goal.Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling released a statement on the incident Saturday afternoon."Last night, the Portland Police Department was yet again on the front lines as our country's hurt, pain and frustrations were on display. And, as they do day in and day out, our law enforcement personnel performed with professionalism and empathy," Strimling said. "I want to thank Chief Sauschuck and his team for their admirable work. Further, we should not underestimate the fact that while they worked toward a peaceful culmination to the protests downtown, our police and first responders continued to protect and serve the nearly 70,000 people who call Portland home. I thank all of our first responders for their service."40742574"To those who feel the pain of injustices occurring across our country, your anger is understandable," Strimling said. "Innocent lives are being lost - both civilian and sworn personnel. Orlando, Dallas, Minnesota, Louisiana - there are more. Your anger is, in many cases, justifiable. I'm angry too.""To those who are moved to protest, I urge you to do so peacefully," the mayor said. "I urge you to join the dialogue and work with the city and our police department to make sure your words are heard and not overshadowed by breaking laws meant to keep people safe. I understand and respect the right to protest. In fact, I too have engaged in protests and nonviolent civil disobedience on numerous occasions. I understand the importance of it as a tool to bring about change. But we must remember that it is when we stop shouting that we hear each other best."Organizers of the rally had been asking Sauschuck, in a prepared news release, to acknowledge "that there is a nationwide problem with the brutalization of black and brown bodies at the hands of law enforcement. We ask him to affirm that black and brown lives matter and that his department is committed to creating trusting relationships with the people of color in the neighborhoods they police."Sauschuck said that while he had heard the organizers wanted to create a dialogue with police, none of them had reached out to his department before Friday's rally."Of course their lives matter. Why wouldn't they matter?" he said Friday afternoon. "I hear a group of people that say they're angry, they're frustrated, they feel oppressed, and because of that, they want to say, 'Black lives matter too. Pay attention when these things happen in our society.' And from a law enforcement perspective, I say of course they matter.""I think that's great that you said 'Black Lives Matter,' but that is not all," organizer Mariana Angelo said about the chief's comments. "You really need to emphasize that we are being disenfranchised on a daily. We are being slain. We are only catching these on camera. These are the only ones we've caught on camera."The group is asking the police department to start a body camera program, but Sauschuck said there are no plans to start one. He said he is waiting to see how other departments handle their camera programs.Sauschuck said his department received several phone calls during the rally from Portland residents who he said wanted to show their support for police.Hundreds of people gathered July 8 in Monument Square, then marched through downtown as part of a peaceful protest against violence.Several community leaders, including Sauschuck, attended a peace gathering July 12 at the Green Memorial AME Zion Church to discuss the recent shootings of black men by white police officers.9234908Get the WMTW App