Anti-Wall St. movement spreads to more cities

About 175 protesters who were part of a growing anti-Wall Street movement were arrested in Chicago early Sunday when they refused to take down their tents and leave a city park when it closed, police said, after a day of protests in cities around the world where tens of thousands gathered to rally against what they see as corporate greed.The arrests were mostly peaceful and came as somewhat of a contrast to many demonstrators elsewhere, who have taken care to follow laws in order to continue protesting Wall Streets role in the financial crisis and other grievances.Most of the marches were largely nonconfrontational, though dozens were arrested in New York and elsewhere in the US when police moved to contain overflowing crowds or keep them off private property. Two officers in New York were injured and had to be hospitalized.At least one protest grew violent. In Rome, rioters hijacked what had been a peaceful gathering by tens of thousands and smashed windows, tore up sidewalks and torched vehicles. Repair costs were estimated at $1.4 million, the mayor said Sunday. Around 70 people were injured.In Chicago, about 500 people set up camp at the entrance to Grant Park on Saturday evening after a protest earlier in the day involving about 2,000, the Chicago Tribune reported. Police said they gave protesters repeated warnings after the park closed at 11 p.m. and began making arrests when they refused to leave.In Arizona, reporters and protesters saw an estimated 40 people detained around midnight at a park in Phoenix, and police said some protesters were arrested after they remained in a Tucson park after the 10:30 p.m. closing time. An exact number still wasnt available Sunday.In New York, two dozen were arrested Saturday when demonstrators entered a Citibank branch and refused to leave, police said. They asked the branch to close until the protesters could be taken away.Earlier, as many as 1,000 demonstrators also paraded to a Chase bank branch, banging drums, blowing horns and carrying signs decrying corporate greed. A few went inside the bank to close their accounts, but the group didnt stop other customers from getting inside or seek to blockade the business.