June 30, 2020 Seattle police union chief: 'CHOP' zone shows 'socialist political pandering' is becoming mainstream What was once a "fringe element of socialist political pandering" is now becoming mainstream in public safety discourse in Seattle at this risk of its residents, Seattle Police Officers Guild President Michael Solan warned Tuesday.
June 30, 2020 ӣƵ' Dan Springer, crew accosted by agitators at Seattle's CHOP ӣƵ correspondent Dan Springer and his crew were accosted Monday by agitators at Seattle's Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) in a heated confrontation.
June 29, 2020 Latest Seattle CHOP shooting kills 16-year-old boy, critically wounds 14-year-old boy A 16-year-old boy has died and a 14-year-old boy has been hospitalized in critical condition Monday following the latest shooting at the Seattle area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, police revealed.
June 29, 2020 Pols face ire of 'Defund the Police' force, from Seattle to New York City As unrest over the death of George Floyd and racial inequality in general reverberates across the United States, local politicians are facing an intense new wave of pressure from protesters demanding police budget cuts as they attempt to balance keeping order in their cities and enacting reforms.
June 29, 2020 Seattle business owner: 'No end in sight' to dispute over 'CHOP' zone Joey Rodolfo, the owner of a clothing store in Seattle, Wash., which is close to the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, or CHOP, told “Fox & Friends First” that “there is no end in sight.”
June 29, 2020 CHOP protesters eyeing area near precinct, refocusing away from park: report Organizers of Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) are attempting to refocus their efforts toward a street outside the East Precinct and away from the tent encampment at Cal Anderson Park, according to a report on Sunday.
June 29, 2020 CHOP’s ‘security’ growing more ‘contentious’ with nearby residents: report Seattle residents said Sunday that despite rumors that the city was going to reclaim the “occupied” area known as CHOP, little has changed on the ground
June 27, 2020 Seattle union chief: Residents, businesses held 'hostage' by CHOP 'criminals' need leadership The residents and business owners surrounding Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) "police-free" zone are effectively being held "hostage" by a "criminal element" that controls the six-block area and beyond, Seattle Police Officers Guild President Michael Solan reported Saturday
June 27, 2020 Sen. Joni Ernst on her bill to end lawless zones: 'If they want to be autonomous, then they can exist w/o federal money' If lawless protest zones like Seattle's "CHOP" want to exist autonomously, they can do so without federal taxpayer dollars, Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst stated Saturday.
June 27, 2020 Seattle, Portland see more unrest month after George Floyd death A police precinct in Seattle was attacked Friday night as violent clashes continued there and in Portland, Ore., more than a month after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.