Seattle Police Faked Warnings About Proud Boys

The Seattle Times reports:

At a crucial moment during 2020’s racial justice protests, Seattle police exchanged a detailed series of fake radio transmissions about a nonexistent group of menacing right-wing extremists.

The radio chatter about members of the Proud Boys marching around downtown Seattle, some possibly carrying guns, and then heading to confront protesters on Capitol Hill was an improper “ruse,” or dishonest ploy, that exacerbated a volatile situation, according to findings released Wednesday by the city’s Office of Police Accountability.

Social media posts warning about the Proud Boys by people who were monitoring police radio transmissions caused alarm in the protest zone, where some people armed and barricaded themselves that night.

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As part of an approved “misinformation effort,” Seattle police faked radio chatter about Proud Boys while CHOP formed in 2020, investigation finds (via @DBeekman) https://t.co/zOCMuAB28O via @seattletimes

— Jim Brunner (@Jim_Brunner) January 5, 2022