Boise Police are taking steps to keep protesters and counter protesters safe and separate during protests planned for Tuesday at city hall.
AHEAD OF PLANNEDPROTESTS AT CITYHALL..
BOISE POLICEARE TAKING STEPSTO KEEP THINGSPEACEFUL..THE CONTROVERSYAT HAND IS FUNDINGOF POLICE..AND AFTEROPPOSING SIDESCLASHED ATPREVIOUSPROTESTS..
POLICEARE TRYING TO TALKWITH ORGANIZERS INADVANCE... TOPREVENT VIOLENCEWHILE PROTECTINGPROTESTERSRIGHTS."I THINK IT'S ALWAYSAPPROPRIATE FORUS TO TALK TO,REGARDLESS OFWHAT SIDE OF ANYPOLITICAL ISSUETHEY MAY LAND ON,WHATEVER THECONTENT OF THEIRSPEECH IS, IF WECAN HELPFACILITATE, ANDCOORDINATE, ANDENSURE THAT IT'SPEACEFUL ANDLAWFUL, IT'S IN OURINTEREST TO DO IT."LARGE CROWDS AREEXPECTED ONTUESDAY EVENING...IN FRONT OF BOISECITY HALL.BOISE POLICE WILLHAVE AN INCREASEDPRESENCE... ANDARE REMINDINGDEMONSTRATORS..OFFICERS WILLWORK TO HOLDANYONERESPONSIBLE FORVIOLENT ACTS ORVANDALISM..ACCOUNTABLE.
About 150 people showed up at Safeway on Q Street around 7 p.m.
