Police target fuel supply for 'Freedom Convoy' demonstration in Ottawa
CTV
Dozens of armed police officers and firefighters moved into the parking lot at the Ottawa Baseball Stadium on Coventry Road just before 7 p.m. Sunday, which has been used as a staging area for the demonstration.
Dozens of armed police officers and firefighters moved into a parking lot at the Ottawa Baseball Stadium on Coventry Road just before 7 p.m. Sunday, seized fuel and propane being stored in the parking lot.
"They swooped in, it sounds like, quite quickly and took all the propane and all the fuel and left, in a very big show of force," reported CTV News Ottawa chief anchor Graham Richardson. "Some of the truckers are quite angry, started yelling at me. They're clearly not happy."
Police have said the stadium five kilometres away from Parliament Hill has been turned into a staging area for the demonstration over COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other public health measures.
Police have also said several people were arrested downtown on mischief charges for transporting fuel to demonstrators. Deputy Chief Steve Bell told CTV News at Six this is the next step in the enforcement to deal with the ongoing protest downtown.
