Mob throws flares at police in Capitol Hill demonstration
Jun 12, 2012, 12:11 PM | Updated: 1:13 pm
Police are investigating but have no suspects from a crowd that attacked a patrol car Monday night in the Capitol Hill area of Seattle.
Spokeswoman Renee Witt says it was an anti-police demonstration but officers were unaware of it until one officer drove up on the scene around 10 p.m. Monday night.
The Seattle Police Blotter says about 50 people dressed in black with many of them covering their faces were carrying a banner and chanting anti-police slogans as they blocked traffic.
Some in the crowd threw eggs and lit flares at the patrol car.
Instead of confronting the crowd alone, police say the officer turned onto another street and called for backup.
As more officers arrived, the demonstrators ran off in different directions.
Witt says it’s unknown if this group is connected with demonstrators in black who broke windows during the May Day march in downtown Seattle.
There were no arrests in the Monday incident.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
