BALTIMORE (CNN) - Compared to Monday's riots, Tuesday night was calm as thousands of officers and National Guardsmen enforce an overnight curfew.
Baltimore police arrested roughly 10 people Tuesday night, most of them for breaking curfew.
Many protesters refused to leave when the 10 p.m. curfew went into effect, causing a few minor clashes with police.
Police threw smoke canisters and fired pepper balls to disperse the crowds. Only a few holdouts remained.
At one point, a man approached the police line, telling the media to disperse.
With an armored vehicle approaching from the other direction, officers surge forward, taking him behind the police line and into custody.
"We do not have a lot of activity or movement throughout the city, so the curfew is in fact working." Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said.
It was quiet night for the most part - and a far cry from the intensity of Monday's riots which left vehicles and buildings burned, businesses looted, and six police officers seriously injured.
Officials brought in roughly 2,000 National Guardsmen Tuesday and more than 1,000 police officers from throughout Maryland and out of state.
"This combined force will not tolerate violence or looting." Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said.
Before Tuesday night's curfew, crowds in Baltimore were loud and energetic but peaceful, continuing to voice their displeasure after the death of Freddie Gray, who died in police custody.
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