Impeding Traffic News Today

Citing First Amendment, judge dismisses charges against antiracist protesters in Chelsea Updated Feb 22, 2021; Posted Feb 22, 2021 A Chelsea police SUV drives alongside as protesters march down South Main Street in Chelsea on Friday, July 31 2020. The march and police department sit-in was organized by Anti-Racist Chelsea Youth.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com Facebook Share CHELSEA, MI — Impeding traffic charges have been dismissed against several of the protestors who participated in demonstrati...

Credit Andrew Jameson / bit.ly/1xMszCg The summer of 2020 was marked by protests for racial justice following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. Residents of Chelsea, a small town of around 5,000 people, 95% of whom are white, made their voices heard with marches and protests of their own. The Chelsea Police Department issued at least 18 tickets to those protesters for blocking the road. Last night, Chelsea City Council recommended that Police Chief Ed Toth d...