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Man arrested for allegedly smashing windows on King County bus

Aug 6, 2025, 6:12 PM

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A King County Metro bus. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)

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BY JAMES LYNCH


KIRO Newsradio reporter

Seattle officers and King County deputies arrested a man accused of smashing windows on a King County Metro bus.

The incident happened around 4:40 a.m. Wednesday at 5th and Wall Street in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.

Investigators said the man approached the bus and asked the driver for help, then smashed several windows on the bus.

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Deputies learned the man had a misdemeanor arrest warrant. He was taken into custody and booked into the King County Jail.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

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