May 17, 2003
On Friday, May 16, the St. Louis Police Department supported by federal agents raided the Community Arts and Media Project (CAMP), and the Bolozone, a collective housing project. Fifteen activists were arrested in the Bolozone raid and three were arrested outside the CAMP building. The Bolozone housing collective was condemned and boarded up immediately. Concurrently St. Louis Police arrested nine bicyclists for "biking without a license." The charge was later changed to "obstructing the flow of traffic." A van carrying Biodev7 participants was stopped, searched and towed. The driver of the van, Sarah Bantz, a speaker at the Biodevastation conference was arrested. Many others have reported being stopped and questioned by police because they were biking or walking in groups and looked suspicious. Police also confiscated 20 bicycles, camping gear, puppets, construction materials, tools, circus equipment and many more items from CAMP and Bolozone.
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