SPD: Police made four arrests on Monday night during a demonstration on Capitol Hill. Around 8 PM, officers witnessed members of a protest damage an ATM in the 1600 block of Broadway. The group continued on and smashed windows at a coffee shop in the 800 block of 12 Ave. Police then moved in and made three arrests. one for property damage and two for obstructing a law enforcement officer. The group marched on and caused some more property damage to businesses and residences. A fourth person was arrested for property damage before the group returned to Cal Anderson Park. Officers booked all four individuals into King County Jail.

Meanwhile, in Brazil. Happened now! Several armed men laid siege to a southeast Brazilian city early Tuesday, attacking and robbing bank branches, according to the mayor and local news reports. A military police commander said that two people, including a police officer, had been shot. Clésio Salvaro, the mayor of Criciúma, said in a post on Twitter just before 2 a.m. local time that the city, which is on the Atlantic coast, was under attack, and ordered residents to remain at home. “Criciúma is the target of a major assault,” he wrote. “Together with the military authorities and security forces, we continue to monitor and follow the facts. Stay at home. BE VERY CAREFUL!” Speaking live on Radio Gaúcha, Mr. Salvaro said that three or four banks had been looted by men he called “bandits.” The Military Police were called in and were seeking reinforcements to confront the group, according to local reports.

Cristian Dimitri, a Military Police commander in Criciúma, told local news outlets that the attackers were “several men with rifles, long weapons,” and described them as “an organized crime gang, which specializes in bank robbery.” He said two people, including a police officer, had been shot. “We are receiving information from residents who send us photos and videos,” he told Engeplus, a local news outlet. Efforts to contact the police were not immediately successful. Criciúma, with a population of more than 133,000, is in the state of Santa Catarina and is considered the center of Brazil’s ceramic and floor tile industry. Bank robberies in Brazil, which has among the worst crime and homicide rates in the world, are hardly uncommon. The gang of 'Novo Cangaço', leaving the city of Criciuma, Brazil after the mega robbery that occurred on the night of Dec 1st, 2020. Brazil would become a new Wild West?

National forecast. The storm that brought heavy rain, strong storms and snow across the East is moving offshore, but lingering snow will still pile up over parts of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Calmer, drier weather for the rest of the U.S. today.

BREAKING! Germany: car plows into pedestrians in the city of Trier, at least 2 dead, 10 injured after car plows through pedestrians in Trier, Germany.