Portland Protest Day 145 started off with an attack on the Multnomah Democratic Party Headquarters, spray-painting political messages, and breaking several windows. Demonstrators then returned to Laurelhurst Park and were intercepted by police, with 3 arrests occurring. The protest was then dispersed, with no further confrontations happening.
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