Baltimore's Overnight Curfew Results in Peaceful Streets After Days of Protest

The city of Baltimore's recently-enacted nightly curfew reportedly made for a peaceful commute Wednesday morning as protesters obeyed the curfew from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday.

A state of emergency was declared in the city and the National Guard was brought in to control protesters who participated in looting and the burning of buildings following the funeral of 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died of a spinal injury while in police custody.

While Wednesday morning proved to be peaceful in Baltimore, Tuesday evening still had about 200 protesters refusing to obey the 10 p.m .curfew, reportedly throwing items at police as law enforcement used tear gas to push the crowd back. Eventually, only a few protesters remained out after curfew.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts told the New York Times that by midnight, 10 people had been arrested for targeting police with rocks and gas.

"We tried to deploy smoke," Batts told the media outlet. "With the winds shifting, it kind of also blinded us at the same time, so we had to hold and let the smoke clear."

Following reports of looting from local businesses, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan promised to protect the east coast from more looting in the future.

"We're going to bring whatever resources are necessary, whatever assets are necessary, whatever manpower is necessary to let the citizens of Baltimore know that their neighborhoods are going to be safe," Hogan said Tuesday.

"We're not going to have another repeat of what happened last night," he said. "It's not going to happen tonight."