Seattle Interim Police Chief Announces Tougher Policy on Protest Vandalism

Seattle Interim Police Chief Announces Tougher Policy on Protest Vandalism
Antifa extremists are seen in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2017. Amy Osborne/AFP via Getty Images
|Updated:

Seattle Police will get tougher on people who vandalize and destroy property during protests, the department’s interim police chief announced on Jan. 23, ahead of a scheduled demonstration.

Seattle Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz’s announcement comes follows a protest during which buildings were damaged and vandalized in the downtown area of the city, including a federal courthouse, on the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.