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New York Police in Plainclothes Force BLM Protester into Unmarked Van

HeadlineJul 29, 2020

Here in New York, plainclothes police officers snatched a protester from the street Tuesday during a protest march and forced her into an unmarked minivan — as uniformed officers pepper-sprayed onlookers. The arrest drew comparisons to tactics used by federal officers in Portland. Eighteen-year-old Nikki Stone was released Wednesday morning after being charged with five counts of damaging police cameras around City Hall.

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