From Seattle station KIRO:
Seattle police, city workers clearing CHOP after mayor issues emergency order
Seattle police cleared protesters from the six-block CHOP zone after Mayor Jenny Durkan issued a 48-hour executive order to vacate the area early Wednesday.
And for the first time in weeks, officers are back inside the East Precinct.
Police are holding a perimeter in the area while city workers remove barriers, clean up the streets and offer services to people who are living there.
The order declares gathering in and around the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct and Cal Anderson Park as “unlawful assembly” requiring immediate action from Seattle police and other city agencies.
The move comes after weeks of violence in the area, where emergency response times in the area more than tripled, according to police.
Dozens of officers arrived around 5 a.m. and announced that people had 5 minutes to clear the area.
Good riddance to bad trash - video at the site. I hope they follow up and prosecute the ringleaders - 10 years in the slammer would be wonderful.
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