SEATTLE — Fourteen people were arrested during demonstrations in Seattle on May Day.
The first arrests of two people were made when police said a coffee shop near Broadway and East Denny Way was spray-painted and damaged.
Not long after, police issued a public safety order to a group that was placing hazards in the road, officials tweeted.
A person was arrested at Seventh Avenue and Olive Way where a carton of eggs, some filled with paint, was also recovered after an egg hit a bystander.
At one point, the marchers blocked all lanes of South Jackson Street at Eighth Avenue, the Seattle Department of Transportation reported.
As demonstrators continued to march, a crowd at Broadway and East Pine Street threw bottles, rocks and paint at officers, causing police to issue a dispersal order. Two people were arrested, law enforcement said.
When the group approached Cal Anderson Park, police said they began throwing flares, bottles, more eggs, paint and a bag of unidentified liquid at officers. Four people were arrested at the park.
Group now approaching Cal Anderson Park. Crowd has thrown flares, bottles, eggs, paint and a bag of unidentified liquid at officers. pic.twitter.com/kGiMvtw74Q
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 1, 2021
.@SeattlePD just made several arrests at Cal Anderson park. The group of demonstrators is dissipating, although tensions are still high given the arrests that are happening here. Lots of taunts toward officers. pic.twitter.com/CHzKMJjf9B
— Ryan Simms (@RyanKIRO7) May 2, 2021
Just before the park arrests, police said a passenger in a car near marchers on Denny Way, “threw a bottle through the open window of an SPD vehicle, striking the SPD driver.” That person was arrested.
Officers have issued a public safety order to this group, which has continued to place hazards in the roadway. Police are making an arrest at 7/Olive. #MayDaySea https://t.co/i22eIY8kB1 pic.twitter.com/G4HwDrJ4h2
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 1, 2021
Altogether, 14 demonstrators were arrested for charges ranging from “property destruction to assault and reckless driving,” and are expected to be booked into jail.
Officers arrested:
A 35-year-old for obstruction at Summit Ave and East Olive Way.
A 37-year-old for property destruction at Summit Avenue and East Olive Way.
A 25-year-old for obstruction at Summit Avenue and East Olive Way.
A 22-year-old for assault, obstruction and resisting arrest at Summit Avenue and East Olive Way.
A 26-year-old for pedestrian interference at Seventh Avenue and Olive Street.
A 36-year-old for assault at Fourth Avenue and Bell Street.
An 18-year-old for malicious mischief at Broadway and East Howell Street
A 28-year-old for reckless driving at Harvard Avenue and Pine Street
A 23-year-old for property destruction at Denny Way and East Howell Street
A not-yet-identified individual, for assault and resisting arrest at 11th Avenue and Olive Street
A 35-year-old for assault at Cal Anderson Park.
A 26-year-old for obstruction at Cal Anderson Park.
A 25-year-old for obstruction at Cal Anderson Park.
A 25-year-old for obstruction at 11th Avenue and Pine Street.
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