Park Police take action at Occupy DC

The U.S. Park Police swept through McPherson Square early Saturday morning in an unannounced inspection of the Occupy DC camp, arresting four and ordering Occupiers to take down the massive “Tent of Dreams” beneath Gen. James McPherson’s statue.

Occupiers had prepared for a showdown — even forming a barricade around the “Tent of Dreams” — but Park Police were quick to reassure protesters that they had no plans to evict them and merely wanted to check tents to ensure compliance with a camping ban in the park.