Seattle police officers report the arrests of four people following a New Year’s Eve Antifa attack on local businesses near Cal Anderson Park. The attackers vandalized businesses and fired fireworks at a youth service center.
The Seattle Police Department tweeted a report that four people were arrested after a New Year’s Eve demonstration in the city’s East District that left several companies vandalized.
Police arrest four in #NYE East Precinct demonstrations https://t.co/yHpC8t3mfL
– Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) January 1, 2021
Authorities said a group started a protest at Cal Anderson Park around 8 pm on New Year’s Eve. The park was the scene of a recent operation to clean a homeless camp by city officials.
Police officers arrested one of the protesters after he allegedly vandalized a company. The man would have fireworks and a glass bottle filled with gasoline in his possession at the time of his arrest. Another man threw frozen eggs at the police, officials said.
A little more than two hours later, workers at the King County Youth Services Center reported that protesters tried to forcibly enter the facility. When the police arrived, the group tried to escape. Police officers arrested part of the group for obstruction, the report continues.
The group lit a flag at the intersection of 12th Ave and E Pine Street and is also firing fireworks. The police gave orders to disperse. pic.twitter.com/VXIMvlEiWd
– Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) January 1, 2021
Additional arrests after an attack on the Eastern District. In addition to breaking the windows of a business, the vandals burned a flag and blocked an intersection. The police declared an illegal meeting.
The group lit a flag at the intersection of 12th Ave and E Pine Street and is also firing fireworks. The police gave orders to disperse. pic.twitter.com/VXIMvlEiWd
– Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) January 1, 2021
KOMO journalist Jonathan Choe tweeted that local companies are tired of “black block protesters destroying the city”. A cafe owner said his business is being targeted “just for trying to improve the neighborhood.
YEAR’S EVE DESTRUCTION: Capitol Hill owners and business neighbors are fed up with Black Bloc protesters destroying the city. The owner of Café Argento says they are being targeted just to try to improve the neighborhood.
History 18h @komonews #seattle #CalAndersonPark pic.twitter.com/WF7pDQL68b
– Jonathan Choe Journalist KOMO News (@choeshow) January 2, 2021
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