Doylestown Protest Peaceful, No Incidents Reported: Police

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Police estimate about 400 people attended Monday's demonstration in Doylestown protesting the death of George Floyd.

The demonstration was peaceful with no incidents, the Central Bucks Regional Police Department confirmed.

Police said some businesses in Doylestown Borough boarded their windows in advance of the demonstration "out of an abundance of caution."

Monday's protest came as demonstrations across the country have turned destructive, including in Philadelphia.

Since Saturday, police in Philadelphia have arrested 693 people for various crimes such as curfew violations for failure to disperse, burglary and looting, assaulting police, theft, firearms violations, and rioting, vandalism, and propulsion of missile. Additionally, 25 police officers have been hurt since unrest began.

Nationwide, nine people have died in the unrest, including a restaurant owner in Louisville, Kentucky, who was killed by police and National Guard members enforcing a curfew and whose death prompted the firing of the city's police chief.

More than 5,600 people nationwide have been arrested over the past week for such offenses as stealing, blocking highways and breaking curfew, according to a count by The Associated Press.

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