Parks Department reports pillow fight to police

A surprising press release just arrived from the Seattle Parks Department regarding Sunday’s flash mob pillow fight:

On Saturday afternoon, about 50 people converged on downtown Ballard’s Bergen Place for a spirited pillow fight. After about five minutes, feathers covered the entire park. Participants left soon after that without picking up after themselves. Parks maintenance crews spent six hours cleaning up the mess and a Parks security officer is trying to track down the organizer and other participants.

The press release also said the Parks Department has reported the incident to Seattle Police, and it’s encouraging residents to contact the Parks security team if they have more information. We have a call into the Parks Department for clarification — are they calling it vandalism? Will they fine the organizers?

Update: Just spoke with Dewey Potter at the Parks Department. “We want people to have a fabulous time, just be grown up enough about it,” she said. “Have fun, but clean up.” Potter called it vandalism, and she said a police report was filed. But she admitted the department “probably” wouldn’t fine the organizers, although she said they’d like to talk to them.

Update: We just posted a new development here.