June 11, 2020 Seattle 'autonomous zone' has armed guards, local businesses being threatened with extortion, police say The Seattle Police Department is working to forge negotiations with the leaders of a self-declared autonomous zone that includes a now-closed police precinct, as police say they receive reports of armed guards and potential extortion in the region.
June 11, 2020 Trump blasts ‘radical left’ Dems in Seattle, says ‘domestic terrorists’ take hold of city President Trump tweeted late Wednesday that “domestic terrorists” have taken over an area in Seattle amid George Floyd protests and blamed the city’s “radical left Democrats” for contributing to the unrest.
June 11, 2020 Matt Gaetz says Antifa has 'designated Seattle their capital' of 'new Woketopia' House Judiciary Committee member Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., told "Hannity" Wednesday that "Antifa has now designated Seattle their capital" after a group of protesters reportedly declared a six-block neighborhood around an apparently abandoned police building to be a "Cop Free Zone."
June 10, 2020 Seattle protesters storm City Hall, demand mayor resign after driving police out of area, declaring autonomous zone Hundreds of protesters stormed Seattle's City Hall on Tuesday night calling for the mayor to resign, just days after the nearby police precinct boarded up and removed blockades from the streets to allow protesters to march freely to the area of Capitol Hill.
June 9, 2020 Seattle protesters declare 'cop free zone' after police leave precinct Protesters declared a “Cop Free Zone” near where Seattle police boarded up and seemingly abandoned their East Precinct building Monday night, according to local reports -- following days of demonstrations in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
June 6, 2020 Seattle bans tear gas for 30 days amid George Floyd protests Seattle’s mayor and police chief announced they’ve agreed to ban the use of tear gas to disperse protesters for 30 days amid ongoing demonstrations after the death of George Floyd.
June 1, 2020 Woman carrying entire Cheesecake Factory cheesecake during Seattle protests becomes Internet sensation 'Looting is disgusting," one Twitter user wrote, before adding, "This is HILARIOUS."
June 1, 2020 Seattle cop removes fellow officer’s knee from neck of man detained amid looting, video shows A Seattle police officer was seen on video pulling a fellow cop’s knee of off the neck of a man who was being detained among a group of looters Saturday night.
May 31, 2020 Seattle security guard helps disarm George Floyd rioters with AR-15s stolen from smashed police cruiser A security guard hired to protect a local news crew covering Seattle protests Saturday night disarmed two masked men carrying AR-15s and confiscated the weapons to prevent any injuries, according to reports.
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