Albany police clear 'unlawful' encampment of protesters outside South Station, arrest 8

Albany police officers toppled a protest camp that had grown over days outside one of their police stations and made several arrests in an ongoing feud with demonstraters that ended in a simmering standoff on Thursday night.

Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins ordered the end of what he said was an "unlawful occupation" by protesters camped for days outside the Albany Police Department's Thursday afternoon.

Protesters say they were given 15 minutes warning before their encampment was broken up. Eight people were arrested and some being detained, according to police.

Those behind the demonstrations say they haven’t spoken to anyone apprehended.

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