police have left , headed downtown .
police are preparing to evict protesters ... ( associated press ) los angeles police officers fill a bus late tuesday nov. 29 , 2011 in los angeles as they prepare to evict protesters from the occupy los angeles encampment outside city hall in on the north and west sides of city hall , police were busy loading arrestees onto buses headed for jail .
the massive deployment comes as police are facing down hundreds of chanting protesters at several intersections near city hall .
( april saul staff photographer ) originally published nov. 30 , 2011 police swarmed around city hall and rousted occupy philadelphia protesters from their encampment overnight , more than two days after a deadline passed for them to leave .
columns of officers have deployed onto downtown streets around city hall .
deputy chief jose perez , the incident commander for the los angeles police say more than 200 people were arrested during a raid of the occupy la encampment .
officers began a raid on the camp early wednesday , two days after a deadline passed for protesters to clear out .... ( associated press ) a los angeles police officer carries his helmet and weapon to a bus at the occupy los angeles camp in los angeles late tuesday nov. 29 , 2011 in los angeles .
 
bomb - sniffing dogs were being led around the building , sniffing for molotov cocktails that police feared protesters would use , but which so far had not materialized .