“Police donned riot gear, rolled out an armored truck and issued a booming announcement from a loudspeaker Thursday. ‘This has been declared an unlawful assembly,’ a man’s voice said. ‘You have 10 minutes to disperse from the area.’ Faux protesters continued to pelt objects at police and ram their bodies against the officers’ bicycles. Police responded in force. Tampa police said that if downtown visitors see officers in riot gear walking around, it doesn’t mean police are expecting a problem. Tampa police say they hope they won’t have to use their SWAT equipment and training.”
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