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Los Angeles mayor imposes downtown curfew

APTOPIX Minneapolis Police Death Los Angeles
Posted at 4:25 PM, May 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-05-30 19:47:53-04

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has imposed a downtown curfew this evening, Protesters were back in the streets Saturday, and Garcetti said everyone must be off them by 8 p.m. local time until 5:30 a.m.. Several police cars were torched Saturday afternoon as some protesters ignored authorities’ call for peaceful demonstrations  after a night of violence that saw windows smashed, stores robbed and fires set. Los Angeles police arrested 533 people last night.