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Crime
Police arrest man who fell asleep in a park after attacking woman in Seattle’s Chinatown
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has arrested a man who fell asleep in a park after attacking a woman on the way to work in the Chinatown...
Michelle De Pacina
Robber gives motive for stealing Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! cards on his way out of Seattle Chinatown store
Pink Gorilla Games, a 17-year-old video game store in Seattle’s Chinatown International District, fell victim to an armed robbery on Monday...
Carl Samson
Indian American lawmaker slams Seattle police for lack of probe on feces attacks
Kshama Sawant, a 49-year-old member of the Socialist Alternative party and Seattle City Council since 2014, called out the Seattle Police D...
Bryan Ke
News
Seattle’s first Asian mayor cuts anti-Asian hate crime fund by 50 percent
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has reportedly slashed nearly 50% of the city’s anti-Asian hate crime fund as a consequence of a $140 million d...
Seattle protesters clash with supporters of ‘homeless megaplex’ plan
Unhoused counter-protesters confronted over 100 Chinatown-International District residents protesting against the proposed “homeless megapl...
Seattle Chinatown community ‘left in the dark’ about homeless shelter expansion
A recent major homeless shelter expansion in three Seattle neighborhoods – Chinatown-International District, SODO and Pioneer Square – has ...
William Yuk
Armed man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal outside her Seattle home charged
Brett Forsell, the 49-year-old man who allegedly threatened to kill U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) outside her Seattle home, was char...
Armed man accused of threatening to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal outside her home released from jail
The 48-year-old armed man who allegedly threatened to kill the U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) outside her Seattle home was released f...
Police arrest armed man who threatened to kill Rep. Pramila Jayapal outside her Seattle home
Seattle police arrested a 48-year-old armed man who appeared outside the house of U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D, WA-07) and threatened to ki...
Missing diver in Mukilteo identified as beloved Seattle-area chef Hans Korompis
Authorities identified the recreational diver who went missing in Mukilteo, Washington, on June 17 as beloved 33-year-old Seattle chef Hans...
Seattle reporter of 20 years says he was fired for covering Proud Boys march
Jonathan Choe, a journalist for more than 20 years, claims he was fired from his job at ABC affiliate KOMO News for live-tweeting about a P...
Longtime activist cites history of cooperation between Asians, Black Americans after being targeted in hate attack
Police brutality and social justice activist Rev. Harriett Walden was subject to an assault on Nov. 18 and has since spoken out about the in...
Jiselle Lee
Boba shop owner’s life savings gone after fire destroys multiple businesses in Seattle
One of the owners of a bubble tea cafe in White Center was devastated after losing her entire life savings to a fire that torched multiple b...
Suspect Arrested for Stealing Purses From More Than a DOZEN Asian Women
A man suspected of stealing bags and purses from more than a dozen women across neighborhoods in Seattle was arrested on Tuesday. The allega...
‘F— China’ and Other Hate Speech Left Near Multiple Seattle Churches
Two churches in the Pinecrest neighborhood of North Seattle have recently been targeted with racist messages. “F— China” and “You will...
Grace Kim
Suspect Arrested After High School Teacher’s Nose, Teeth Damaged in Seattle Chinatown Attack
A suspect who is accused of hitting a Japanese high school teacher in the face with a hard object inside a sock in Seattle Chinatown has bee...
Khier Casino
High School Teacher’s Nose and Teeth Damaged After Being Attacked With a ‘Rock’ in Seattle Chinatown
A Japanese American woman ended up with a fractured nose and chipped teeth after she was struck with a hard object in Seattle’s Chinatown-In...