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Five Arrested at Occupy Louisville Protest at Chase Bank

Five members of Occupy Louisville were arrested during a protest outside of Chase Bankin the Highlands today.Louisville Metro Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell says officers were called to the bank this afternoon in response to a complaint that some of the demonstrators were blocking the entrance. All five of those arrested are charged with disorderly conduct; two of them are also charged with third-degree assault and resisting arrest. They were all later released on their own recognizance, according to an Occupy Louisville Twitter post.Some demonstrators complained that the arresting officers were overly aggressive. There were apparently no serious injuries. Occupy member Curtis Morrison posted this video of the arrests taken inside the bank.

Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.

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