Seattle mayor announces 5 p.m. curfew
Source: Seattle Times
Mayor Jenny Durkan has announced a curfew starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday in response to the downtown Seattle protests.
The curfew will be in effect from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Residents should remain in their homes "to the extent possible" and not travel in or through Seattle, Durkan, Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best and Seattle Fire Department Chief Harold Scoggins said in a statement released about 4:45 p.m.
"This curfew is intended to prevent violence and widespread property damage, and to prevent the further community spread of COVID-19 through continued gathering," the three said in a statement.
Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/protest-updates-as-the-country-reacts-to-the-death-of-george-floyd-follow-the-latest-developments-in-seattle-and-elsewhere/?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BNA_053020235812+BREAKING+Durkan+announces+5+p.m.+Seattle+curfew+Saturday+and+Sunday_5_30_2020&utm_term=Registered%20User
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(70,367 posts)#NEW: Rioters set fire to a car in Seattle, Washingtonas protests continue across other cities in the U.S. over the death of George Floyd.
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(70,367 posts)Mike Baker
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Interstate 5 blocked by protesters in Seattle
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(70,367 posts)Some protestors now breaking windows at 6th and Olive with burning cars in the background.
#komonews #Seattle
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uppityperson
(115,681 posts)Commuters can't commute. Protestors can't leave if they ferried over.
I got a call from a friend who went out for the first time in two months and got caught in this on the way back. She was being diverted off I5 at I-90 and up to 405 (she lives in Shoreline).