Bicyclist arrested under pedestrian interference law in Olympia

By Jeremy Pawloski | The Olympian • Published October 27, 2007

OLYMPIA - A bicyclist who was participating in a “Critical Mass” bike ride was arrested under the city’s pedestrian interference ordinance downtown about 6:15 p.m. Friday after he blocked the path of a sport utility vehicle between Legion Way and Seventh Avenue on Capitol Way, police said.

The arrest prompted a large number of the bicyclists to gather in front of the Olympia Police Department’s headquarters at City Hall on Plum Street in solidarity with the rider who was arrested.

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