Buffalo Police remove protestors from Niagara Square

Buffalo Police forced protestors who had been in Niagara Square nearly two weeks to leave overnight.

BREAKINGOVERNIGHT INDOWNTOWN BUFFALO.POLICE HAVE NOWFORCEDPROTESTERS--WHO HAVE BEEN INNIAGARA SQUARENEARLY TWO WEEKS--TO LEAVE.OUR PHOTOGRAPHERAT THE SCENE SAYSPOLICE SHOWED UPAROUND 1--AND WERE TELLINGPROTESTERS TOLEAVE OR THEY'D BEARRESTED.OFFICERS SAID THATTHE SQUARE IS A PARK--AND THEY WERETHERE AFTER HOURS.WORKERS WITH THEDEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKSCLEARED ALL OF THETHINGS THEPROTESTERS LEFTBEHIND AROUND 2.THE PROTESTERSWERE TOLD THEIRBELONGINGS AREBEING TAKEN TO C-DISTRICT--AND THEY CAN PICK ITUP LATER.WE'VE REACHED OUTTO BUFFALO POLICETO FIND OUT WHYTHEY DECIDED TOCLEAR THE SQUARENOW--11 DAYS AFTER THEYBEGAN OCCUPYINGTHE SQUARE.POLICE ARE YET TOGET BACK TO US.THOSE PROTESTERS-- HAVE BEEN CALLINGFOR THE RELEASE--OF THE WOMANACCUSED OF DRIVINGHER S-U-V THROUGH ALINE OF POLICEOFFICERS DURING ARIOT.AND THIS ALL COMES--JUST HOURS BEFORESHE'S DUE BACK INCOURT.DEYANNA DAVIS ISFACING A FELONYWEAPONS CHARGEAND ASSAULTING APOLICE OFFICER --A STATE OFFENSE.PROSECUTORS SAYSHE HAD DRUGS ANDALCOHOL IN HERSYSTEM WHEN ITHAPPENED.THEY ALSO BELIEVESOMEONE FIREDSHOTS FROM THE CAREARLIER THAT NIGHT--AND DAVIS WASHELPING ONE OF THEPASSENGERS AVOIDPOLICE.BUT DEFENSELAWYERS CLAIM SHEWAS JUST GIVINGTHEM A RIDE TO THESTORE --AND BARELY KNEWTHEM.THEY ALSO SAY SHEDIDN'T KNOW THEREWAS A PISTOL IN THEBACKSEAT OF THECAR.DAVIS ALSO SAYS SHEWAS SHOT ONCEBEFORE THE INCIDENTHAPPENED.SHE'S EXPECTED INCOURT AT 9:30 THISMORNIN