NYPD Had Master Plan to Oust Occupy Wall Street Protesters

NYPD officers arrest Occupy Wall St., protesters and journalists in Duarte Square, NYC on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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OWS protesters gather at Duarte Square on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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An OWS protestor looks towards NYPD police lines in Duarte Square, SoHo, on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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NYPD officers enter Duarte Square and begin to make arrests on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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NYPD riot police prepare to advance in Duarte Square, SoHo, on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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An Occupy Wall St., protester stands her ground at Duarte Square, SoHo, on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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NYPD officers arrest an Occupy Wall St., protester in Duarte Square, NYC on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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Senior NYPD Officers prepare to raid Duarte Square on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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NYPD officers arrest Occupy Wall St., protesters in Duarte Square, NYC on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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An OWS protester gives a sign of peace to fellow members of the coalition on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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A member of the Occupy Wall St. protest group calls out orders at Duarte Square on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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An OWS protester hangs aa "Occupy Wall St." sign at Duarte Square on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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The first OWS tent is pitched in Duarte Square before being confiscated by the NYPD on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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OWS protesters enter Duarte Square on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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OWS protesters begin to gather in numbers in Duarte Square, SoHo, on Nov. 15ht, 2011.

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OWS protesters scale walls in Duarte Square on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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An OWS protestor looks towards NYPD police lines in Duarte Square, SoHo, on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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NYPD officers arrest an Occupy Wall St., protester in Duarte Square, NYC on Nov. 15th, 2011.

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Even though rules ban lying down, two men were spotted sleeping at Zuccotti Park on Tuesday night.

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Women sat under an umbrella Tuesday after being allowed to return to Zuccotti Park.

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A woman attempts to exit over a barrier at Zuccotti Park on Tuesday night.

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C.J. Phillips, 50, of New York, an Occupy Wall Street protester stands on Dey Street with his belongings after the group was evicted from Zuccotti Park on Nov. 15, 2011.

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About 200 people were arrested near Zuccotti Park by 8 a.m., according to Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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A lieutenant wields his baton during an Occupy Wall Street march on Centre and Grand streets.

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The city cleared Zuccotti Park early Tuesday morning.

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This note was distributed to protesters early Tuesday morning before NYPD officers cleared Zuccotti Park

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People get pushed by on the sidewalk of Dey Street, near Broadway after Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park.

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Protesters pick up trash on Broadway after others dumped it on the street during a march on Nov. 15, 2011 protesting the eviction from Zuccotti Park.

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Sanitation workers cleared debris from Zuccotti Park early Tuesday morning.

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An Occupy Wall Street demonstrator holds up an anti-NYPD sign at Broadway and Pine Street on Nov. 15 after the group was evicted from Zuccotti Park.

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Cops and Occupy Wall Street protesters stand off at Broadway and Pine Street on Nov. 15, 2011 after the protesters were evicted from Zuccotti Park.

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Protester yells on Broadway and Dey Street after Occupy Wall Street is evicted from Zuccotti Park.

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NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito stands with other police brass behind a barricade at Broadway and Pine Streets on Nov. 15, 2011 after the Occupy Wall Street protesters were removed from Zuccotti Park.

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An Occupy Wall Street protester addresses the crowd at Broadway and Pine Street on Nov. 15, 2011 after the group was evicted from Zuccotti Park.

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Police brass stand guard at Broadway and Pine Street on Nov. 15, 2011 after Zuccotti Park was cleared of protesters.

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Protesters hang from a lamppost at Broadway and Pine Street on Nov. 15, 2011 after Occupy Wall Street protesters were cleared from Zuccotti Park.

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A police officer in riot gear stands guard near a barricade at Broadway and Pine Street on Nov. 15, 2011 after Occupy Wall Street protesters were removed from the park.

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Workers powerwash and scrub Zuccotti Park on Nov. 15, 2011 after Occupy Wall Street protesters were cleared out.

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Tony Sesay, 21, of Washington, DC, (right) yells at police at Broadway and Pine Street after Occupy Wall Street was evicted from Zuccotti Park on Nov. 15, 2011.

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People put trash back in a dumpster on Prince Street near Broadway after other protesters dumped it into the street during a march on Nov. 15, 2011 that followed the eviction from Zuccotti Park.

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A police van is ready to accept Occupy Wall Street protesters.

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A crowd of Occupy Wall Street protesters rallies on Broadway, near Dey Street on Nov. 15, 20111 after they were evicted from Zuccotti Park.

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After evicting most of the men and women sleeping in the camp, police began to pull apart tents, tear through tarps and toss drums into piles of debris.

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The tent city in Zuccotti Park was torn down Tuesday morning.

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Cops rush to Centre and Grand Streets to deal with a group of protesters who were marching north after Occupy Wall Street got evicted from Zuccotti Park on Nov. 15, 2011. An arrest was being made by the police car.

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Evicted protester Colin Laws, 19, right, hauled his belongings from Zuccotti park after cops swept in.

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Occupy Wall Street protesters who were arrested Tuesday night were put into a police van.

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A group of solemn protesters watched as their encampment was destroyed.

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Sanitation cleaned up Zuccotti Park Tuesday morning.

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Protester Stevie Bates was among the last protesters to leave Zuccotti Park. She said she was dragged from the park by police officers.

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Police in riot gear move through Zuccotti Park after clearing it of Occupy Wall Street protesters.

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Protesters are arrested and put into a police van.

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Debris is seen lining the street outside Zuccotti Park after protesters were forced from their encampment Tuesday morning.

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Security was on high alert at Zuccotti Park on Tuesday night.

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