The Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee has moved on a proposal to reinstate a law that makes prostitution loitering a misdemeanor as the city attempts to crack down on sex trafficking, violence and drug dealing despite strong opposition from the public. Prostitution, violence and drug deals are common along Seattle’s Aurora Avenue, which has...
A shocking discovery rattled volunteer groups cleaning up a Seattle homeless encampment over the Labor Day weekend as they unearthed nearly 80 propane tanks, 20 of which still reportedly contained flammable material. “We have many camps going up in flames, we see them every day. We see explosions inside our greenspaces, it’s from the propane...
A homeless man in Seattle has constructed an encampment that resembles the White House to make a statement against the city’s homeless policies, according to a report. Jason Rantz, host of the Jason Rantz Show on Seattle’s KTTH Radio, wrote an op-ed about meeting the homeless man, named Danny, and learning what inspired him to...
Seattle Police detectives are searching for the suspect who carjacked an 80-year-old dog walker, dragging her, then running over her with her own car Tuesday morning. Just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, police responded to a neighborhood in Seattle for reports of a carjacking. When officers arrived, they located a woman in her 80s...
A fired Seattle police officer is suing the city for wrongful termination and damages after he was terminated for bodycam video showing what appears to be him joking and laughing after a woman was struck and killed by a patrol car. Former Seattle police officer Daniel Auderer filed a $20 million tort complaint against the...
Seattle residents and business owners are voicing their concerns about crime “perpetrated on a nearly hourly basis” and say people who commit assaults reemerge after their arrests to cause further chaos. Members of the downtown Seattle community that spoke with the Puget Sound Business Journal offered their own “horror stories” regarding crime and have called...
I know what racism looks like. I saw it during my childhood in the Jim Crow South. I have also experienced the gift of growing up in a remarkable community that never let circumstances stand in the way of a dream. I was raised by educators who taught me that success was possible; I just...
