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Mayor Bruce Harrell has been in office for just over two months and is working with multiple groups and organizations to curb the rising incidents of crime and violence in downtown in the wake of two fatal shootings on 3rd Ave. in less than a week. Joined by several other high-ranking officials, the mayor held a news conference to announce details about a plan to halt the illegal activity that has...

After workers cleared out a large encampment in South Lake Union, which was notoriously known for its crime issues, KIRO 7 was told that a new problem with rats has been revealed. People in the area of Mercer and Dexter sent KIRO 7 video showing numerous rats in the area, after the large encampment was swept and cleared on Wednesday and outreach workers offered shelter and support. A resident said...

A wrongful death lawsuit alleges police failed to de-escalate their encounter with Koben Henriksen in Southeast Portland in 2019 and used excessive force when they fatally shot the 51-year-old man who was homeless and in mental distress. The lawsuit is filed against the city of Portland and Officer Justin Raphael, who shot Henriksen, and seeks unspecified economic and non-economic damages. It was...

A surge in violence is sparking change in downtown Seattle. The police department is boosting its presence in the troubled neighborhood near Third Avenue and Pine Street. That’s where a 15-year-old boy was murdered Wednesday night around 7:30 p.m. It’s the third shooting in 10 days within several blocks. Residents in the neighborhood woke up to a mobile police precinct and strong police presence o...

Seattle police are investigating after a man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to the area of Third Avenue and Pine Street for reports of a shooting at about 12:30 p.m. Upon arriving at the scene, police found a man with multiple gunshot wounds in the 200 block of Pine Street. Officers and Seattle Fire Department medics attempted lifesaving measures, but the man was declared...

A three-month program that placed 18 plastic traffic barrels in a six-block radius of Southeast Portland’s Mount Scott-Arleta neighborhood helped reduce shootings by 64%, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty said Tuesday. The Portland Bureau of Transportation started the pilot program in October at the request of residents who said people were routinely shooting guns then fleeing on roads near 72nd Avenue...

Antifa and far-left extremists in Seattle are threatening violence and stalking against a local Asian-American journalist for his television news coverage of the homeless crisis and crime in the embattled Pacific Northwest city. Jonathan Choe, a broadcast journalist at KOMO News, had been sent threatening messages before recently being confronted by masked, far-left activists trying to prevent him...

A 26-year-old Tacoma woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for burning five Seattle police vehicles during racial justice protests in May 2020, U.S. District Court Attorney Nick Brown announced Tuesday.  Margaret Channon pleaded guilty in September to torching five police vehicles parked around Sixth Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle amid protests in the wake of the killing of...

Carjackings have skyrocketed 200% — or more — in multiple big cities across the county in past years, as law enforcement officials and crime experts pleaded with lawmakers on Tuesday for help addressing the rampant issue, with one official warning: "Anyone in a car is a potential victim."  Law enforcement executives and officials from crime monitoring agencies from across the country con...

Some Apple Store employees have used Android phones to eliminate the possibility that the company could snoop on them as they explore unionization, The Washington Post reported. To avoid detection, staff exploring unionization have held secret meetings, communicated using encrypted messaging, and sometimes used Android phones rather than iPhones to avoid any possibility of snooping by Apple, The P...

A man who allegedly stole a car with a 3-year-old child inside was arrested after he was chased and held by community members on Friday, according to Portland police. Officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in the 4000 block of Northeast 16th Avenue just after 8 a.m. The caller told dispatchers that someone had jumped in her running car and drove away with her 3-year-old son in the back...

Several non-profit organizations that distribute crack pipes as part of smoking kits received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Daily Caller analysis of loan filings found. The Daily Caller identified eight organizations that received PPP loans and distribute kits with pipe components or a fully assembled smoking device. Those organizations received more than...

A $1.2 billion program intended to quickly build housing for Los Angeles' sprawling homeless population is moving too slowly while costs are spiking, with one project under development expected to hit as much as $837,000 for each housing unit, a city audit disclosed Wednesday. About 1,200 units have been completed since voters approved the spending in 2016, which was then a centerpiece in a s...

The owner of the Days Inn and Comfort Inn near the Maine Mall said Friday that the hotels will stop hosting indigent people experiencing homelessness because of complaints he heard about a wide variety of problems affecting nearby businesses, their employees and their customers. Suresh Gali, head of New Gen Hospitality Management, made the announcement at the end of a virtual meeting with at least...

Seattle's popular Piroshky Piroshky Bakery is closing its Third Avenue location in downtown "until further notice" over "countless safety concerns." Following a fatal shooting Sunday afternoon at Third Avenue and Pine Street, the bakery sent a series of tweets detailing problems with crime in the area. "It's normal to see that almost every single day," said...

A King County Metro transit operator said drug use in buses on his routes has been getting out of hand and hopes the problem is addressed. The driver declined to publicly provide his name because he is concerned about possible retaliation by his employer. But he spoke out on behalf of himself and other bus drivers that he says have been witnessing the same issue. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new video...

The Seattle Police Department claims that retail theft case referrals have declined over the last two years, referencing a retail policy direction of a “hands-off approach” due to employee safety and liability concerns. Simultaneously, the Seattle City Council reports that the overall volume of retail theft has increased, citing the more prevalent use of online marketplaces for selling stolen good...

Momentum in the city of Tacoma appears to be growing for an effort to create a mental health crisis response team that would respond to some emergency calls instead of police, an effort supporters say could help stem officer-involved shootings of people suffering from mental breaks. Community activists said Tuesday that they delivered 500 signatures to the members of the Tacoma City Council that s...

Rent prices in the city have continued to rise and according to a recent study, Portland has seen the highest percentage increase in rent prices among all U.S. metro areas. The study, conducted by Redfin, said rent prices in Portland have skyrocketed by 39% from the previous year — more than double the national average increase of 15% year over year. Bob Whelan, a senior economist with EcoNorthwes...

A romance on the dating app Hinge went awry when a scammer reportedly swindled a 33-year-old woman out of almost all her life savings after convincing her to invest in cryptocurrencies. According to a report from The New York Times, the woman became infatuated with a man who said he was a Chinese architect living in Maryland. They matched on Hinge and messaged back and forth for months, though nev...

Gunfire erupted when violent Antifa militants appear to have picked a fight with a notorious Portland, Oregon area biker gang. Antifa lost. At least one person ended up dead and five others were injured in Portland Saturday night. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday. https://bit.ly/3fs6dBU Support the show 🛍️ Merch - https://Store. ReasonableTV.com/ 🌟 Go PREMIUM with Reasonable+ for unce...

Like gray skies and rainfall, graffiti in the city of Seattle, Washington, is ubiquitous today.  Defaced public and private property can be seen everywhere — storefronts, apartment buildings, commercial vehicles, highways, bridges, street signs and recycling bins all bear the urban scrawl.  Nothing is spared. Everything appears to be fair game, including magazine display racks, utility poles — eve...

The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to reject a proposal that would have extended the city’s eviction moratorium. The council voted 5-3 against the proposal from Councilmember Kshama Sawant to ban all evictions against tenants behind on their rent. Her office reports more than 130,000 Seattle households are behind on rent payments and evictions would set off a new wave of homelessness. LIKE &am...

Seattle city workers have removed at least dozen homeless camps across the city in 2022, but had their most recent efforts thwarted over the weekend. Councilmember pushes to expand program addressing Seattle homeless camps The city had hoped to remove a pair of homeless encampments on Fourth Avenue between James and Columbia in front of City Hall on Sunday, posting a notice two days prior. Activis...

In his first state of the city address, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is promising to put more officers on the street. The department is dealing with massive staffing shortages, which impact police response times as violent crime skyrockets. KOMO News asked the police chief and union president what it will take to hire more officers. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for new videos everyday. https://bit.ly/3fs6d...