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SPD seeks help in identifying May Day vandalism and violence suspects

Seattle Police have posted pictures and information about five people they say were responsible for acts of vandalism and violence during the May Day protests in downtown Seattle. Details on the suspects police are seeking to identify are below.

Four Seattleites already faced felony charges after being arrested during the May Day protests. One of those cases was dropped last week as prosecutors said they “no longer believe they could prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt” after video evidence surfaced in the case of an alleged assault against a Seattle Police officer.

Here are the images of the suspects SPD is looking for and details of the alleged crimes:


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After combing through hours of video taken during the May 1 demonstrations in downtown Seattle, detectives have identified several men and women who disrupted peaceful protests through acts of vandalism and violence.

While detectives have put faces to some of the crimes committed on May 1, they now need the public’s help in putting a name to those faces.

The first suspect pictured is wanted for smashing windows at Niketown in downtown Seattle.

The second suspect is also wanted for using his skateboard to smash windows at Niketown.

The third suspect is wanted for assault, after he threw an unidentified item at officers.

The fourth suspect threw a bottle or book at officers, striking one in the head.

The fifth suspect is wanted for a hit-and-run attack on an officer. The man rushed out of the crowd and stomped on the officer’s knee.

Police are still analyzing video and photographs taken during May Day to identify other suspects, who detectives believe caused more than $100,000 in damage during the demonstrations.

If you recognize any of the suspects, or have photos or video of crimes committed during the demonstrations, please contact SPD’s May Day tip line at (206) 233-2666 or [email protected].

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Herp Derp
11 years ago

Anyone who would recognize these people have been given absolutely no incentive to identify them to law enforcement. This is dumb.

Ohyes
11 years ago

What’s even dumber is that you need an incentive.

etaoin shrdlu
etaoin shrdlu
11 years ago

Let’s have some pix of the Seattle police who were prepared to perjure themselves to convict Joshua Garland of assaulting a Seattle police officer, before inconvenient video from the event forced them to dismiss charges last week.

Anon
11 years ago

Dammit Flava Flav… Oh you.

Citizen
11 years ago

The incentive is implicit. We can remove these scumbags from our streets.

Yeah I said it.
11 years ago

YOU’RE dumb. I would totally turn these losers in if I recognized them. Luckily I don’t run in these lowlife type crowds.

umvue
11 years ago

We need to identify these individuals so we may reward them for liberating us from the oppression of the man (apparently achieved by overthrowing capitalism by breaking windows of tenants whose landlords’ insurance companies will cover and pass on the loss to… their shareholders?). Only kidding. They’re all undercover police plants. The charade continues!

etaoin shrdlu
etaoin shrdlu
11 years ago

Luckily “Yeah” runs in entirely different lowlife type crowds.

disappointed neighbor
11 years ago

Seriously though. To all those apologists out there: Which is it? Are they government agents and provocateurs trying to besmirch your movement? Or are they just punks and criminals who should be held accountable for their actions? Tired of hearing the self-righteous b.s. out of both sides of your mouth.

traj
11 years ago

Stop Snitching.

poi
poi
11 years ago

why is CHS posting this ridiculous call for citizen snitching. i can understand why the seattle times and the PI did- but our own neighborhood news? really? jseattle, you that upset about some broken windows in seattles shopping ghost-town that only tourists and outliers frequent?

Carrie N.
11 years ago

What exactly does this have to do with Capitol Hill?