Crime & Safety
Pierce County Woman Threw Object At Amazon Spheres: Police
The 21-year-old woman was the only person arrested on May Day in Seattle in connection to vandalism.
TACOMA, WA - The person who allegedly threw an object at the Amazon Spheres building on May Day has been identified as a 21-year-old Tacoma woman, according to reports. The woman was released from jail on Thursday and is facing a malicious mischief charge.
On Tuesday around 1:30 p.m., Seattle police reported that a masked man approached the Spheres building near at the intersection of 7th Avenue and Lenora Street and hurled an object at it. The woman was the only person arrested on May Day in Seattle for any type of vandalism.
The object the woman threw at the Spheres caused a scratch on one of the panes of glass, according to the Associated Press.
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Aside from the incident at the Spheres, May Day 2018 in Seattle was relatively peaceful. Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Seattle, and a group of right-wing protesters gathered at Westlake Park. The two groups did not come to blows.
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