The Seattle Police Department (SPD) will no longer respond to burglar alarms without “supporting evidence” due to dwindling resources.
Seattle was one of many liberal cities that defunded their police departments during the Great Awokening of 2020.
A letter penned by the SPD’s interim police chief, Sue Rahr, revealed that the changes would take place beginning Tuesday, Oct. 1.
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The letter said the Seattle 911 Center receives around 13,000 burglar alarm calls a year. However, fewer than 4% of those in 2023 resulted in an arrest or a report being written.
“SPD will only dispatch officers to calls from alarm companies with supporting evidence, such as audio, video, panic alarms or eyewitness evidence that a person is illegally entering or attempting to enter a residence or commercial property,” wrote Rahr in her letter.
Washington alarm companies have expressed concern over the proposed changes, which are set to take place with minimal notice despite the SPD reportedly working on the new policy for the best part of the year.
Nevertheless, the changes will take place at the start of October. “With depleted resources, we cannot prioritize a patrol response when there is very low probability that criminal activity is taking place,” Rahr added in her letter.
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The move comes amid concerns from voters across the country about the Democrats’ commitment to funding for police.
Others expressed concern for the people of Seattle.
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When there is any disturbance, natural disaster, or uprising there will always be people who take advantage of others. People looted, assaulted first responders, burned down entire cities over the death of a black man who was always a criminal. I am not saying the police were right, but demonizing all cops for the few bad ones is moronic. Furthermore, what kind of an idiot believes reducing police funding needed to keep citizens safe is the answer? There has to be something wrong with people who want to remove the police, and when you do this is the result. Doing more with less, foolish and reckless thinking. Democrats have run once thriving cities into the ground.