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Surprise protest remains peaceful at tough time

Law enforcement praised for keeping Hamadeh rally safe

A few dozens of protesters took to Bell Road on Sept. 25 to draw attention to the policies of U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh in front of his Surprise district office.

Courtesy Northwest Valley Indivisible/Brent Peak

The Sept. 25 protest on Bell Road in front of U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh’s office was a peaceful affair.

Courtesy Northwest Valley Indivisible/Brent Peak

A local couple expresses how they feel about protesting itself during a rally Sept. 25 outside U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh’s office in Surprise.

Courtesy Northwest Valley Indivisible/Brent Peak

U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Surprise) was not inside his Surprise district office on Thursday, but that did not stop dozens of people from acting like he was.

The group of protesters who gathered in the parking lot at 12515 W. Bell Road, waved signs warning of the oppression of free speech as cars zoomed by.

But the usual slogans found at most protests took a backseat to another important fact: the law enforcement officials were the star of the show.

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