Two from Dunedin Arrested in Occupy Tampa Demonstration

A Dunedin man and at least one former Dunedin High School grad are among 29 demonstrators arrested at an Occupy Tampa movement Thursday evening.

Dylan J. Wallis, 19, of Dunedin, and , 18, of Palm Harbor, were arrested about 10 p.m. Thursday on charges of trespassing after a warning and resisting arrest without violence, according to authorities.

Riley is a 2011 grad and an occasional Patch Local Voices blogger.

About 50 protesters gathered at Riverfront Park after its closing, according to Tampa Police.

When police arrived, a group of about 50 were sitting locked-in-arms and chanting. About 20 demonstrators left after police gave multiple warnings that the park was closed.

Still, 27 protesters resisted without violence and were taken into custody without physical altercations or violence, according to police. They were booked into jail in Hillsborough County.

Two other protesters were arrested for entering the park and refusing to leave, police said.

Riley has written a couple of political opinion blogs for Dunedin Patch. Her last blog, about the , appeared Oct. 1.

"All of these cities that have taken up the Occupy title are headed for the same place, they have a single goal: restore democracy," she writes.

She also blasts mainstream media.

"Have you heard about Occupy Wall Street? If you haven't, I wouldn't be all that surprised," she writes. "It seems that the mainstream media had a tendency to leave stories like this untouched."