The Seattle Police Department declared a demonstration on Capitol Hill a riot Monday evening after a crowd threw rocks, bottles and fireworks at officers and attempted to breach barricades one block from the East Precinct. Hours before declaring the incident a riot, East Precinct commanders had spoken and knelt with members of the group… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Department detectives are investigating a number of assaults, vandalism, arsons, burglaries and other crimes that occurred over the last several days in Downtown Seattle. Police are seeking photo or videos could help detectives identify suspects who have caused injuries and damaged public and private property. If you have… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department managed a series of demonstrations throughout the day on Saturday, May 30th, 2020. In the early hours of the day, many of these groups were demonstrating peacefully, but by midafternoon several incidents quickly devolved into situations that endangered the lives of those demonstrating as well as our officers. At approximately, 2:45 pm Saturday, a peaceful demonstration at Westlake Park… [ Keep reading ]