5 Arrested in front of East Ave. Tax Building (w/ Video Link)

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(7:30pm) Earlier this evening 3 activists were handing out literature and holding signs protesting war spending in front of the IRS building on East ave in Rochester. One of the demonstators climbed a tree and held a sign that read "Cut War Spending."
Police used a ladder to get the demonstrator down from the tree. 4 Witnesses and supporters gathered on the sidewalk and were also arrested.

Early reports from witnesses said that pepper spray was used. 2 Indymedia reporters, one member of Students for a Democratic Society, a member of Declaration of Peace and a member of Food not Bombs were arrested.

As of 11pm, two of the five have been released on bail. EG and another arrestee refused to be bailed out. A third would not be released because he doesn't have ID.