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2026-06-02
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2026-06-02 source — @nicksortor
Police activity report · Reporting
The retained source analysis describes: The video segment is a report by journalist Nick Sortor regarding police activity during a protest in Newark, New Jersey, contrasting it with events in Minnesota.
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out here as time goes on, you hear a bunch of screaming going on over here right now. And so you, what the hell is going on, we don't really know because we're dealing with a bunch of mentally ill people. Confidence 95%
Uh some sort of police action happening. You still have uh over an hour and a half until curfew, Laura, but I will say just based on being out here in my new home of Newark, New Jersey, I guess, on the streets. Confidence 95%
Uh is the the police, the New York New Jersey State Police have been honestly incredible. I I have nothing bad to say about anything that they have done. Confidence 95%
Uh they they rounded up dozens of people yesterday, kettled them right over here. Confidence 95%
Most of them are still in jail tonight, Laura. Confidence 95%
Like, they didn't I thought they were going to release them. I camped outside the jail waiting to watch them be released at like 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. Confidence 95%
Nope, most of them are still in jail. Confidence 95%
Uh and so that's a a big difference uh from what you see in places like Minnesota. Confidence 95%
Uh where they didn't arrest anybody for anything out there. They were totally withdrawn from the situation. Confidence 95%
Yeah, Nick, Nick, I saw a video last night of again, they could have done this right off the bat so I don't know why they didn't. Confidence 95%
But they they remove someone who was really causing a problem, who was standing, I believe it was in front of the police, in about 60 seconds. Confidence 95%
They took two of these. Confidence 95%
The video segment is a report by journalist Nick Sortor regarding police activity during a protest in Newark, New Jersey, contrasting it with events in Minnesota.
Findings
- Nick Sortor claims that the New Jersey State Police rounded up dozens of people who were then detained at a jail.
- Mounted police officers are shown in the footage moving forward, pushing back a group of individuals.
Chronology
- The report begins with an on-location shot followed by coverage of the protest activity.