![]() "Even when people do need 911 services, we are not able to respond in an adequate amount of time." "Our priority two calls have gone up and actually exceed 30 minutes, and our priority three calls is almost over an hour," Diaz said. "I think all of us can agree that we do have a hiring crisis at the Seattle Police Department," said council member Andrew Lewis.ĭiaz told the county that priority one 911 calls, the most urgent calls where a person’s physical wellbeing could be in danger, have risen. However, there has been no alternative 911 response in place other than Health One, operated by the Seattle Fire Department for behavior health issue calls. Talk of alternatives of a sworn officer response to 911 calls accelerated after the death of George Floyd and the protests that followed in 2020. "The 2021 study found that 49% of all of our 911 calls-which constitute 80% of the call volume-could be responded to by an alternative responder, not a sworn officer," she said.īut when council member Alex Pederson asked Greg Doss, a council staff member, if the city had an alternative police response in place, the answer was no. She also cited a University of Washington professor who shared a study during a previous committee meeting. "Our revenues are not matching our general fund spending," said council member Teresa Mosqueda. "That money could be used next year". The Seattle City Council again considered retention bonuses for police officers during their Tuesday public safety committee meeting. Seattle Fire says its units were able to quickly extinguish the blaze but not before it sent a cloud of thick smoke above the neighborhood.Seattle City Council considers incentives, retention pay for police officers Smoky Sunday carport fire: A column of smoke that rose above Capitol Hill on the early evening of Sunday, May 28th came from a car fire in the carport of a 1700-block Summit Ave building.Police tracked down the driver and placed the 25-year-old woman under arrest for suspected DUI and hit and run. SPD reports officers inside the precinct headquarters at 12th and Pine heard the loud crash outside the building and saw the suspect vehicle turn onto E Pike after swiping into the police cruiser. DUI driver strikes cop car: East Precinct officers had an easy time tracking down a suspected DUI driver after an early Tuesday morning crash smashed up a police patrol car.Seattle Police say witnesses to the just after 4:30 PM crash reported the driver appeared to try to beat the intersection’s red light and overcorrected, “causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and impact a tree.” SPD said the southbound lane of 23rd Ave was shut during the investigation. Fatal 23rd Ave crash: A 57-year-old woman died Friday afternoon in a single-car crash at 23rd Ave and Judkins.According to SFD, the fire did not spread to the nearby structure but residents reported several explosions amid the massive wall of flame from the encampment on a property lined up for long-delayed development. Seattle Fire rolled out a full response to a large encampment fire that threatened a building at Belmont Pl E and Bellevue Pl E Saturday night. Thanks to a CHS reader for the picture and report from the scene The shooting comes as the East Precinct has boosted patrols around Garfield High School following a string of gun violence in the area of the school. There were no reported arrests and we do know have an update on the victim’s condition. ![]() SPD says the victim was shot multiple times and Seattle Fire reported the teen was in serious condition when transported to Harborview by Seattle Fire. A similar error occurred in the response last October to the shooting on MLK Way that took the life of neighborhood business owner D’Vonne Pickett, Jr. Seattle Fire units were dispatched to the scene but were first sent to an incorrect address in the 1100 block of MLK Way - 1.3 miles north of the incident. Police were called to the 1100 block of MLK Way South just before 1 AM Friday to the reported shooting and reported finding evidence of a shooting involving a 9mm handgun. Teen shot in drive-by: A 17-year-old was shot in the chest and an address error delayed Seattle Fire’s response in a reported drive-by shooting early Friday morning on MLK Way.Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out Twitter reports from join and check in with neighbors in the CHS Facebook Group. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt/Signal (206) 399-5959. ![]()
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