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A Seattle woman was arrested Thursday after allegedly punching a firefighter and biting a police officer in the Central District.

Police said she used derogatory language and made threats toward officers during the incident.

She was taken to Harborview Medical Center for evaluation, then booked into the King County Jail.

SEATTLE - A Seattle woman is facing assault charges after punching a firefighter in the face and biting a police officer in the Central District on Thursday.

According to the Seattle Police Department , at around 4:35 p.m., officers responded to reports of a combative patient inside a medic van near the corner of Rainier Avenue South and South Weller Street.

When officers arrived, they found a woman who was enraged, sitting inside the vehicle, yelling

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