Twitchy told you earlier this evening about the squad of citizen superheroes patrolling the streets of Seattle as anarchists and hooligans ramped up their May Day shenanigans.
Things took a turn for the worse tonight, as expected. The Seattle Police Department documented the mischief and mayhem on Twitter. At first, things were light-hearted:
Superheroes may have been sprayed with Silly String. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
A group of @Seattlepd officers can now say they came to the aid of a group of superheroes. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
But the left-wing May Day mob went from Silly String … to broken windows:
Someone in the crowd may have broken a window at E Pike and Belmont #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Our current info: Broken window was at Sun Liquor #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
.@HawksAddict We're here to help people exercise their First Amendment rights. That doesn't include breaking windows. #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Another flare or smoke device set off in front of Niketown @ 6/Pike. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
To metal bars and hurled water bottles:
Some in the group now throwing metal bars at business windows @ 6/Pike #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
March now moving northbound on 6th Ave, group is hurling water bottles. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
March is now entering Westlake Park #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Next targets: The media.
Protesters, not satisfied with silly stringing superheroes, have now turned on reporters. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Arrests:
We've taken one person into custody @ 4/Pine St. More info soon. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
At least two people taken into custody @ Westlake. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Here come the metal pipes:
Metal pipes now being thrown out of the crowd and at cars and officers @ Westlake. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Now taking another person into custody @ 4th and Olive. #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
At least 3 arrests so far #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Police being targeted:
Protest turning uglier, beating on police car, trying to block officers. Cones flying into crowd by 5 & Olive
— Linda Byron (@LByronK5) May 2, 2013
Crowd has thrown rocks at officers and some officers have deployed pepper spray to clear the street. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Officers are going to give an official order to clear the streets. #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Officers now ordering crowd to leave the area. Rocks, bottles and a skateboard still being thrown @ officers @ 5/Olive #Seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
The police have now fired blast balls (flash bangs) and “OC” (pepper spray) to try and disperse the mob. Twitchy will continue to monitor and update.
Update: Photos from the chaos in downtown Seattle.
Aerial view of @SeattlePD forming a phalanx downtown #seamayday #wamayday — pic.twitter.com/9gnqSUiouo
— NorthWest Cable News (@NWCN) May 2, 2013
Police arresting some idiot who decided to turn violent. Hope his parents are proud. #SeaMayDay #wamayday pic.twitter.com/UbOx3Wu3cG
— Tommy Hughes (@fusionrockradio) May 2, 2013
Orange smoke = pepper spray from the Police. #seamayday pic.twitter.com/AXJ9y94SBQ
— Tommy Hughes (@fusionrockradio) May 2, 2013
PHOTO: Explosion from police munition. Wild scene in downtown Seattle. #Seamayday. #wamayday pic.twitter.com/qdwxW4EIMc
— Joshua Trujillo (@joshtrujillo) May 2, 2013
Window shattered at drug store in Cap Hill.#seamayday #wamayday pic.twitter.com/OjTE26WUXF
— Joshua Trujillo (@joshtrujillo) May 2, 2013
Oh yeah protesters, newspaper boxes are really going to affect the police. What a bunch of protest tools #SeaMayDay pic.twitter.com/QZ7zb9ugek
— Tommy Hughes (@fusionrockradio) May 2, 2013
Truth:
Somewhere, @MMFlint is trying to figure out how to blame the Tea Party and racists for the actions of radical Seattle anarchists. #SeaMayDay
— Josh Hammer (@josh_hammer) May 2, 2013
Update:
One officer injured during tonight's demonstration. Hit by an object thrown near minor/pine shortly after 8pm #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
As of 9pm, 11 adults & 2 juveniles arrested for assaults, property damage #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Update:
Here’s the Seattle PD’s wrap-up.
#seamayday is over, but here's a wrap-up of everything we've got so far on yesterday's events: http://t.co/QOmS2AKByQ
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
This year there were 17 arrests.
Quick correction: 17 arrests tonight, not 18 previously reported #seamayday
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) May 2, 2013
Editor’s note: The title of this post has been updated to reflect the new arrest tally.
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