KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police have cleared out the Occupy Kansas City tent camp that went up in October in Penn Valley Park near the Liberty Memorial.
Officers brought a SWAT team to Friday's eviction, but the removal was peaceful and no force was used.
Several tents had been on the land across from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, with protesters holding vigils as part of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Most were protesting economic issues such as high corporate profits and income inequality.
KCTV (http://bit.ly/Hucqsz) says police told the occupiers Tuesday they needed to leave, and officers returned Friday to send the campers packing.
A city crew used a dump truck to cart off tents and trash. Large brown patches of dead grass remained as reminders of the months-long protest.