Philadelphia Extends Curfew To 3rd Night

PHILADELPHIA — Due to ongoing unrest which started following protests over George Floyd's death, Philadelphia will be under curfew again for the third night in a row.

Officials Monday said the curfew will go into effect at 6 p.m. Monday.

The curfew will be lifted at 6 a.m. Tuesday

During the curfew hours, residents only to leave their homes to go to work at essential businesses, to seek medical attention, police assistance.

More than 200 people have been arrested since the protest over Minneapolis Police Office Derek Chauvin's killing of George Floyd began Saturday.

Fires broke out over the weekend as people looted and vandalized businesses in Center City, West Philadelphia, North Philadelphia, Kensington, and other locations across the city.

The Pennsylvania National Guard arrived in Philadelphia Monday at the behest of Gov. Tom Wolf.

‪SEPTA has suspended subway, bus and trolley service in Center City starting at noon Monday and will remain suspended until further notice. Bus routes will be detoured or suspended south of Vine Street, north of South Street, and east-west river-to-river. Additionally, trolley routes will be limited to service to-and-from 30th Street and out into neighborhoods in West and Southwest Philadelphia.

The aftermath of the chaos — which began as a peaceful demonstration along the Parkway — left Walnut and Chestnut streets and parts of the surrounding neighborhoods strewn with clumps of trash, as this clip from the Philadelphia Inquirer shows. Expletives were scrawled in graffiti across the fronts of shops and the sides of buildings. Numerous storefronts were damaged or destroyed.

Broken glass coated parts of the sidewalk and streets.

Action News' TaRhonda Thomas reported community members were out cleaning the area of 52nd and Market streets in West Philadelphia Monday morning. On Sunday morning, many residents were out cleaning up Center City after Saturday night's events.

Cities nationwide are dealing with similar unrest.

Outside the White House, buildings were set ablaze, while violence and looting continued in Chicago, Boston, and Los Angeles and beyond.

In Minneapolis, where violence has calmed somewhat after nearly a week of chaos, the tanker truck driver was taken in custody after speeding through marchers on the Interstate 35W Bridge, authorities said.