Mass arrests in SF: Padilla, Schiff protested for aiding Israeli military

SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of people staged simultaneous sit-in protests both in San Francisco and Los Angeles on Wednesday. The protesters are demanding Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff stop the U.S. from arming the Israeli military. In San Francisco, more than 100 arrests were made. 

Video shows protesters shouting, "Stop arming Israel!"

The protesters swarmed both Padilla's office on Bush Street in San Francisco and Schiff's office in Burbank. 

Protesters said they conducted the sit-ins in response to both senators who voted against Sen. Bernie Sanders resolution in July that would have stopped U.S. weapons from flowing to Israel's military.

The San Francisco Police Department tried to get the demonstrators to disperse from Sen. Padilla's office. Some were taken away from the scene in zip ties. 

The SFPD said at 3:55 p.m. they issued an admonishment order to all protesters on the 300 block of Bush St. for trespassing. Police said they came up with a plan to detain multiple people and to potentially arrest them. 

"Officers developed probable cause to arrest a total of 138 suspects for the crime of trespassing," SFPD said. "There were no reported injuries as a result of the incident." 

Police said 137 suspects were transported to San Francisco County Jail and cited. One suspect was cited and released at the scene. 

Police said although arrests were made, the investigation of this incident is open and active. 

The protest was organized by the activist group, Jewish Voice for Peace.