September 4, 2020 Seattle-area man linked to removal of M4 rifle from torched police vehicle: reports A Seattle-area man could face 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after being charged with possession of a high-powered rifle that was removed from a Seattle police vehicle during a May 30 riot, according to a report.
September 4, 2020 Suspect in Portland fatal shooting killed as federal task force moved in An avowed Antifa supporter suspected in the deadly shooting of a Patriot Prayer member in Portland, Ore., last month was killed Thursday night as a federal task force moved in to arrest him.
September 4, 2020 Private security hired by Seattle parks leave on first night after harassment A group of private security guards hired to keep people out of a city-owned park in Seattle after hours left during their first shift after they were verbally harassed, an incident that came hours after the city cleared the area of demonstrators and homeless people.
September 3, 2020 Portland officials arrest 3 for protest-related assaults, threats against city employees: DOJ Portland authorities arrested people wanted in connection with separate incidents of assaults or threats against law enforcement officers or city employees related to ongoing protests.
September 3, 2020 Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best steps down, claims cuts left her 'destined to fail' Carmen Best, the first Black police chief in Seattle's history, left her post Wednesday, saying on her way out that the city council's police budget cuts had put her in a "position destined to fail," according to a report.
September 2, 2020 Cuomo says Trump would need ‘army’ to safely walk New York City streets New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded Wednesday night after President Trump threatened to pull federal funding from New York City -- as well as Washington, D.C.; Seattle, and Portland, Ore. -- as part of an effort to target “anarchist jurisdictions.”
September 2, 2020 Seattle man arrested on suspicion of making bomb threat, claiming explosives planted at police precinct in Portland A Seattle man was arrested on Wednesday for threatening to destroy a police precinct in Portland, Ore., and also stands accused of using an online communication system, to claim he'd planted explosives inside the building.
September 2, 2020 Seattle mayor asks state Supreme Court to halt recall effort against her Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan filed a petition Monday asking the state Supreme Court to block an effort to recall her, arguing that the push is based on a policy disagreement and is vague about what she should have done differently in her handling of widespread protests in June.
September 2, 2020 Where are the rioters coming from? Data shows mix of locals and out-of-staters converging on cities As riots continue to pop up across the United States, arrest data has fueled speculation about the origins of the agitators and how they might be organized.