Occupy Boston Eviction

Several protesters sat and waited patiently for police officers to arrest them.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Police officers formed a human wall around Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Commissioner Ed Davis (pictured) praised the department's professional response.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Occupy Boston was evicted from Dewey Square Saturday morning.

Occupy Boston Eviction

DPW crews immediately went to work cleaning up the park.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Protesters proudly waived signs as police arrested them.

Occupy Boston Eviction

DPW crews immediately went to work cleaning up the park.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Tents were tossed into waiting garbage trucks.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

DPW crews immediately went to work cleaning up the park.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Protesters proudly waived signs as police arrested them.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Police praised the protesters for their non-violent actions during the confrontation.

Occupy Boston Eviction

A few hundred officers arrived at Dewey Square in a matter of seconds.

Occupy Boston Eviction

The raid began aroung 5 a.m.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 people were arrested as police evicted Occupy Boston from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Arrested protesters were cuffed with zip ties.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Charges against the protesters included trespassing and disorderly conduct.

Occupy Boston Eviction

There were no reports of any injuries during the raid.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Police say protesters who were arrested, for the most part, went peacefully.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Police say activists who were arrested "wanted to be arrested" in order to make a statement.

Occupy Boston Eviction

46 Occupy Boston demonstrators were arrested during the raid.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Large equipment was brought in to help clean up Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Boston police said DPW crews cleaned up a significant amount of litter from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Boston police said DPW crews cleaned up a significant amount of litter from Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Large equipment was brought in to help clean up Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Officials hoped to restore Dewey Square this week.

Occupy Boston Eviction

The garbage clean-up only took a couple of hours.

Occupy Boston Eviction

A large police presence remained in the area after they had cleared Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Police blocked off Dewey Square Saturday morning.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Trash trucks were brought in to dispose of anything left behind by Occupy Boston.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Clean-up was underway Saturday morning at Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Occupy Boston was evicted from their encampment at Dewey Square Saturday morning.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Evicted protesters lingered at South Station in the hours after they were evicted.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Members of Occupy Boston took their message to Mayor Menino's news conference - they're not going anywhere.

Occupy Boston Eviction

DPW Workers had begun planting shrubs and flowers at Dewey Square.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Officials credited both Boston police and Occupy Boston protesters for the fact that no one was injured.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Officials praised the police response after Occupy Boston was evicted from their encampment at Dewey Square Saturday morning.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Dewey Square was blocked off to the public and was expected to re-open later in the week.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Photo provided by the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy shows Dewey Square before Occupy Boston set up their encampment.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Photo provided by the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy shows Dewey Square before Occupy Boston set up their encampment.

Occupy Boston Eviction

Photo provided by the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy shows Dewey Square before Occupy Boston set up their encampment.