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TV reporter arrested at Northern California university protest; charges dropped

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: Arcata, California
Targets: Adelmi Ruiz (KAEF-TV & KRCR-TV)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Cal Poly Humboldt Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer

April 30, 2024: Charges pending

April 30, 2024: Charges dropped

Obstruction: obstructing a business

April 30, 2024: Charges pending

April 30, 2024: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

April 30, 2024: Charges pending

April 30, 2024: Charges dropped

Trespassing

April 30, 2024: Charges pending

April 30, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: April 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Police shove journalist covering pro-Palestinian protest outside NYC campus

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Katie Smith (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Journalist pushed, his phone charger stolen at UCLA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anthony Cabassa (Independent)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Student reporter driven off Columbia campus, kettled by NYPD

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Samaa Khullar (Columbia Journalism School)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

NYPD confines student reporter to building, threatens arrest as Columbia protests cleared

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Francesca Maria Lorenzini (Columbia Journalism School)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Detention Date →: April 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student reporter confined to building during Columbia protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Oishika Neogi (Columbia Journalism School)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Detention Date →: April 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Police block journalist from leaving Columbia building during arrest of protesters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Gwynne Hogan (The City)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Detention Date →: April 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student journalist forced into building by NYPD during Columbia protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Iryna Humenyuk (Columbia Journalism School)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Detention Date →: April 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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