On February 6, 2021, over 80 Sacramento Police Department officers monitored a planned demonstration of approximately 50 people that started at Frank Seymour Park in South Sacramento in the late evening hours.  Most were dressed in all black, wearing helmets and armor. Some were carrying shields.  The demonstrators eventually marched to the Mayor of Sacramento’s private residence.  Eventually, these same demonstrators began to vandalize the residence by throwing rocks, stealing security cameras, and destroying lighting fixtures. They also barricaded the front door and gate to his residence with landscaping debris that was removed from the yard.  The cost of the damage caused by demonstrators is estimated to be in the thousands of dollars.

Officers moved in and dispersed the destructive demonstration, and the demonstrators left the residence and marched in the surrounding streets.  As the demonstrators marched, they pulled garbage cans and other items into the roadways.  Officers then declared an unlawful assembly and the demonstrators left the area.

Officers documented the damage that occurred to the Mayor’s private residence. There are no other reports of vandalism to any other residences at this time. Detectives are conducting following up investigations to identify those that were involved in any criminal activity associated with this demonstration. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Sacramento Police Department.

“The Sacramento Police Department unequivocally supports the expression of everyone’s First Amendment rights. However, what happened at the Mayor’s residence was not an expression of First Amendment rights. It was a group of people dedicated to the destruction of a local leader’s property,” said Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn. “The Sacramento Police Department will continue to investigate incidents such as these and identify those involved. We are committed to the safety of everyone in our community.”