June 1, 2020. The curfew was set to expire Monday at 8 a.m. CLEVELAND — The city of Cleveland has again extended its curfew after downtown protests Saturday. All future clean up opportunities will be coordinated through the Downtown Cleveland Alliance.The city warns that anyone downtown during the restricted hours is ordered to exit immediately. The City of Cleveland extended its curfew through Tuesday night after riots … © 2020 WKYC-TV. The city of Cleveland announced that the Proclamation of Civil Emergency and curfew enacted in the Downtown and central business area of the city has been extended until June 2. "The curfew applies to both vehicles and foot traffic," Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said while encouraging everybody to stay at home.This follows Saturday night's curfew, which was established from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m. Sunday "due to violence and unrest. Posted by City of Cleveland - City Hall on Saturday, May 30, 2020 Chief Williams vowed that law enforcement officials will do everything possible to keep people in the city safe. It was made in response to downtown protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Mayor Jackson and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams addressed the protests in a Facebook live overnight:Mayor Jackson, Chief Williams to Make Public Address on Saturday EventsChief Williams vowed that law enforcement officials will do everything possible to keep people in the city safe. Pedestrian traffic within the curfew zone is permitted for limited instances including pet relief and essential travel such as medical appointment and to obtain food. The affected area includes downtown and has been expanded to include the Market District of Ohio City. The City’s number one priority is to keep Clevelander’s safe.”According to the ruling, the city of Cleveland cannot extend the curfew again unless it is legally appropriate; a win for the attorney who filed the lawsuit.The lawsuit also alleged that Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson did not have the legal authority to institute a curfew. Curfew for downtown Cleveland extended into Wednesday; overnight restrictions will continue until June 5 Cleveland police patrol the streets, Monday, June 1, 2020 … This is violent criminal activity." All Rights Reserved. Downtown Cleveland/Market District Curfew Extended Until Wednesday Morning, Nightly Curfews Last Through Friday Posted By Vince Grzegorek vgrzegorek@clevescene.com> on Tue, Jun 2, 2020 at 10:28 AM Office workers will not be permitted into the restricted areas unless officially designated or excluded in Downtown residents within the curfew zone needing to travel in and out of the restricted area will be permitted with proper identification showing their residences. 10:00 p.m. update: The City of Cleveland is providing more insight into the violent protests in downtown on Saturday night. "The Cleveland Police Department tweeted around 7:36 p.m. that Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.The city warns that anybody in violation of the curfew order is subject to arrest. The curfew will now be in effect through Tuesday at 8 p.m., officials reported Sunday. Those in violation of the order are subject to arrest. Cleveland’s curfew lifted on Friday morning following destructive protests Cleveland police patrol the streets, Monday, June 1, 2020 (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) (Source: Tony Dejak) The City of Cleveland has also extended the curfew for downtown through 8 p.m. on June 2. However all residents are asked to remain within their homes as much as possible for the duration of the curfew.Also, there will be no community volunteer clean up efforts during the curfew. June 5, 2020 at 5:42 AM EDT - Updated June 5 at 6:18 AM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc.
"Mayor Jackson’s office announced the original curfew around 7:45 p.m. Saturday, just 15 minutes before its scheduled start time. August’s arrival Saturday will be marked by scattered showers, mainly in the afternoon.There’s been uncertainty about high school sports, but the OHSAA said that the games can go on. As a result of our efforts, any other curfews must be based upon new information – not the events of May 30-early hours of May 31, 2020 -- and the city of Cleveland is on notice that we stand ready to challenge any further curfew orders that do not meet the appropriate legal standard for imposing a curfew. "We know that a lot of things that happened today were people that did not reside in the city of Cleveland or in this area," Chief Williams said. Cleveland issues 8 p.m. curfew, Ohio National Guard activated in wake of volatile George Floyd protest and ransacked downtown Cleveland businesses. I want people in the city of Cleveland to know that we're going to do everything possible to keep this city safe going forward. A judge’s ruling is not allowing officials to extend it again past Friday.However, Mayor Frank Jackson said it may be reinstated if necessary.A previous statement from the City of Cleveland regarding the Court’s Order said officials “will continue to evaluate the conditions in the City and will address them accordingly. City of Cleveland institutes curfew ‘due to violence and unrest’ from George Floyd protests (Source: WOIO) By Rachel Vadaj | May 30, 2020 at 8:15 PM EDT - Updated May 31 at 8:17 PM "This is not an acceptable form of protesting. Broken windows at a kiosk are shown, Monday, June 1, 2020, in Cleveland. ... 2020. We have investigators as we speak that are going through that footage to identify folks so that we can bring them to justice. "There is tons of video footage of a lot of things that happened. Posted by cleveland.com on Saturday, May 30, 2020.