Police Clear New Occupy Oakland Encampment

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — No arrests have been made by Oakland police as officers cleared a new encampment set up by Occupy Oakland demonstrators.

Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson said police moved in at about 8 a.m. Sunday and gave the small group of protesters a 20-minute dispersal notice. She said the small group of campers left peacefully.

Watson said about 20 tents were erected late Saturday after several hundred protesters tore down a chain-link fence surrounding a city-owned vacant lot and set up a new encampment on Telegraph Avenue.

Watson said the city's public works department will clean up the tents, bags and other materials used by the demonstrators.

She said protesters can come back to the site, but will not be allowed to set up a new camp.

(Copyright 2011 The Associated Press)