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Anti-ICE Rioting In Glendale Results In Police Vehicle Theft And Damage

February 5, 2025

By Matthew Holloway |

A violent anti-immigration enforcement protest rapidly devolved into a violent riot on Sunday in Glendale near the intersection of 67th Avenue and Camelback Road.

The riot became “violent and unruly” according to Glendale Police with an estimated 1,000+ people crowding the intersection, shutting down traffic, and even stealing a Glendale PD SUV and driving it a short distance before ditching it.

In a statement reported by AZFamily, a Glendale Police spokesman wrote, “Both Glendale PD and Phoenix PD were already in place with the purpose of ensuring the safety of protestors, commuters, nearby businesses/property, and officers.”

As reported by KTAR, the event was planned far beforehand and officers of both Glendale and Phoenix PD were already deployed to ensure the safety and orderliness of the scheduled protest at about 5 pm. The protest went forward peacefully along the sidewalks for the first couple of hours. However, by 7:30 pm, with over 1,000 people spilling into the roadway, events took a destructive turn with rioters igniting fireworks and becoming violent with officers hurling rocks, concrete pieces, and glass bottles at them. They were described as “behaving unruly and defiant towards officers.”

KTAR released footage from two Glendale PD vehicle cameras in a post to X.com, showing a rioter jumping onto a vehicle with at least one officer inside and stomping the windshield in.

By 10:16 pm the outlet reported that Glendale PD closed traffic to the area and employed crowd control tactics to “disperse the unlawful assembly.” Officials said “various chemical agents” were deployed by officers and the intersection was cleared in approximately twenty minutes.

As reported by AZFamily, five marked Police SUVs were damaged by the rioters with windshields and windows shattered, tires slashed, hoods and body panels dented. One of the police SUVs was even briefly stolen and driven a short distance before the would-be thief abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. 12News obtained video footage of the brief theft and posted it to YouTube.

Local businesses also suffered damage as did several civilian vehicles, and a storage container near a business was set on fire.

The Glendale Arizona FOP Lodge posted a video to X writing, “Law Enforcement in this country is going to need some prayers. Last night, our officers were attacked by a mob. They targeted our vehicles. And they targeted area businesses and civilian vehicles also. This was no peaceful protest. But they held the line. You all know what we’re in for. Keep praying. Good prevails.”

Matthew Holloway is a senior reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com.

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