"Occupy Now" involved in anti-fur protest at Neiman Marcus? [cbs]

(CBS) DALLAS - It's already hard enough to get a handle on the goals of the Occupy Now protesters - but is it possible the movement also had a hand in an animal rights protest in Dallas on Black Friday?

Authorities said Friday's demonstration at the Neiman Marcus flagship store involved throwing paper cups of fake blood at window displays, and ended with two people in jail, CBS Dallas reported.

Neiman Marcus spokeswoman Ginger Reeder says the store by fur protesters every year on Black Friday. Reeder says People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is normally behind the protest, but this year a group calling itself Occupy Now was claiming to have organized it.

Members said they staged the protest with a group calling itself Animal Connection of Texas.

However, Occupy Dallas quickly took to its facebook page to claim Occupy Now was an offshoot group and that they were not responsible.

A police report estimates damage to the store ate around $3,000. According to the report the two people who threw the blood onto the building were arrested without incident.

They were charged with criminal mischief.

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‘Occupy Dallas’ Fighting To Stay At Campsite

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Protesters from the ‘Occupy Dallas’ camp are taking their case to court on Monday. After city officials threatened to force them out of downtown Dallas last week, protesters filed a temporary restraining order. This allowed the group to stay at the campsite.
The protest group is now fighting in court in order to continue living at their camp – where they have been for about five weeks. Their first campsite was located in Pioneer Park and they have since moved to Dallas City Hall.
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Occupy Dallas Applies For Restraining Order Against City’s Eviction Threat

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Occupy Dallas took their defense to the courtroom Wednesday, seeking a temporary restraining order against the city’s ultimatum that they clean up their campgrounds by Saturday at 5 p.m. or face eviction.
On Tuesday, City Manager Mary Suhm and First Assistant City Attorney Christopher Bowers sent a stern warning to the group, threatening to sever Occupy Dallas’ settlement agreement with the city if it didn’t correct a number of violations.
That settlement allows the protestors to set up an encampment in a grassy area to the south of City Hall, and without it, police will move in and remove tents and “other obstructions” that protestors set up on city grounds.

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Occupy Dallas's Application For Restraining Order Against City

CPS Seizes Baby From ‘Occupy Dallas’ Site

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A homeless family living at the ‘Occupy Dallas’ camp said that they will find a new place to stay in order to keep their baby. CBS 11 News was on the scene as officers with the Dallas Police Department and Child Protective Services took custody of the 9-month-old boy on Thursday afternoon.
Brian and Cathy Carpich said that they met with CPS and were told that the camp was, in their words, an unhealthy living environment. The couple cannot get their boy, Zachariah, back until their living situation improves.

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Occupy Dallas Marches In Support Of Dallas Police CBS [video]

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Occupy Dallas found themselves toe-to-toe with police officers again today. But it was a far different scene than Monday’s clash in downtown that sent 23 of its members to jail.
Police have used riot gear and taken a hardline approach to protesters in Oakland and Atlanta.
Despite a confrontation in Dallas Monday, this branch of Occupy Wall Street did something unexpected Thursday.   The group marched from its camp site behind city hall through downtown to Dallas Police headquarters.

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Police Cracking Down After Occupy Dallas Confrontation

DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – There will be consequences following yesterday’s clash between members of the Occupy Dallas movement and police.
That was the warning Tuesday from Dallas police who said there will be strict monitoring of the Occupy Dallas campsite near Dallas City Hall.
Several more officers could be seen around the perimeter of the campsite today.
It could be the result of Monday’s confrontation as well as concerns after a 14-year-old runaway was found there.
The 23 protestors who were arrested during the confrontation bonded out of the Dallas County Jail Tuesday morning.

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14-Year-Old Girl Rap reported at #OccupyDallas CBS news [video]

This was the crimewatch report

Sexual Offense 10/22/2011 4:27 PM1500 Marilla St Dallas 75226 Sex assault Unknown adult male had consensual intercourse w/ juv female. (DallasPD-0280667-Y)

Occupy Dallas Can Continue Downtown Protest [Video ] CBS-DFW

‘Occupy Dallas’ Protestors May Get Kicked Out

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The City of Dallas is prepared to kick the ‘Occupy Dallas’ protestors out of Pioneer Plaza on Wednesday because of permit issues with the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ offshoot group. An email sent by the city on Tuesday evening stated that the protest group had failed to meet an insurance requirement – purchasing a million dollar policy by Tuesday night.
By failing to meet that portion of an agreement, the city can begin enforcing local laws for things like noise, curfew and sleeping in public.

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