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Man hits cars and people with metal rod, starts fire

Heard on: King WA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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King sector for an assault at 5th and Seneca is a male who was breaking windows with a pole and then struck a passerby.
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5th Ave & Seneca St, Seattle, WA 98101
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Police report a man at 5th Avenue and Seneca Street breaking windows with a pole and hitting a passerby. Callers also say he started a fire inside a garage and may be carrying a knife in his right hand while holding a long metal rod. He is later reported walking near the Fairmont Olympic Hotel on University Street, hitting cars with the rod while moving toward Fourth Avenue. Officers are responding to locate and detain him.

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