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Aug 29, 2008 12:12 pm US/Mountain

DNC Final Tally: DPD Makes 152 Arrests

DENVER (CBS4/AP) ― Authorities said there were a total of 152 arrests made related to the Democratic National Convention.

From Saturday through Thursday night, police made arrests of various offenses, including obstructing police and throwing stones.

Denver Police chief Gerry Whitman told CBS4 Thursday night he was very pleased with the job the police did during the DNC.

There were a total of 10 arrests on Thursday, the last day of the convention.

Monday was the biggest day for protests, with 100 people being arrested by Denver police as part of a protest. Police in riot gear clashed with about 300 protesters about a mile from the Pepsi Center, and some of the demonstrators were hit with pepper spray. Approximately half of the protesters pleaded guilty the next morning in court.

Also, an ABC News producer arrested on trespass and interference charges Wednesday outside the Brown Palace Hotel was released on $500 bond later in the day.

ABC News senior vice president Jeffrey Schneider said producer Asa Eslocker was working on a story on the role of corporate lobbyists and wealthy donors at the convention and keeping track of who was coming and going from the luxury hotel.

The Joint Information Center, a multi-agency operation that handled media inquiries during the convention, says officers had repeatedly told Eslocker not to block the sidewalk and a hotel entrance.

Schneider says other reporters and journalists were on the sidewalk at the time, and he hopes the charges will be dropped when authorities see the video of the arrest.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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