Portland police cleared the two parks across the street from the federal courthouse in downtown early Thursday at the request of Oregon State Police, who are set to assume control of the scene of nightly protests that have roiled the city.
Around 5:30 a.m., the Portland Police Bureau said it would be clearing Chapman and Lownsdale squares, closing both city parks and the sidewalks surrounding them. Mayor Ted Wheeler said the move was part of the plan, announced Wednesday, for federal officers to leave the protection of the courthouse to state troopers.
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