Man allegedly sets fire outside First Hill apartment building, assaults officers

A 29-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday morning for alleged arson and assaulting officers, according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).

At around 1:26 a.m., officers responded to a report of a fire intentionally set in a dumpster within a carport of an apartment building near 9th Avenue and James Street in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood.

Police and Seattle Fire Department (SFD) crews found significant damage to the dumpster with burned contents inside, SPD said…

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