Comments on: SPD to White Center: “It’s the County’s Problem”

By: john

john — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:07:56 +0000

bout time. Now if they can just move the fella’s who hang out across from Big Al’s away, I’d raise a glass.

I think we need nighttime parties where we beat on their cars where they sleep, get them to move to three tree:>)

By: FullTilt

FullTilt — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:57:33 +0000

KCS has added bike patrol over the last few days to deal with drug dealing and public drunkenness. Wahoo

By: Hozumi

Hozumi — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:17:18 +0000

I hate to say it but there seems to be a clash of cultures at work here. I live in the Center and work in Chinatown. The county deputies who work for Metro Transit Police in Chinatown are all over the drinkers and crack dealers. I see the same thing on the county side of the center. Drunks getting their beers dumped, searched and arrested for warrants. I see SPD conduct mostly drive-by policing in both areas.

By: Buannan

Buannan — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:20:24 +0000

I’ve dealt with SPD in the SoDo area as well as the White Center area. I hate to draw with such a wide brush, but I’ve found them to be less than helpful to say the least. I’ve found them downright arrogant and power hungry on many occasions. On the other hand, I have found the King County Sheriff’s Dept. to be quite helpful, if overworked.

I would agree that the basic idea in this area seems to be to keep the “troublemakers” confined to White Center. It’s a shame that all areas aren’t created equal, isn’t it?

By: meaninglessbark

meaninglessbark — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:33:02 +0000

This story sort of illustrates what I have long suspected about downtown White Center: The Seattle cops herd the lowlifes south, Burien cops herd them north and the King County cops just sit and watch and make sure there’s no actual blood shed.

By: Dick Thurnau

Dick Thurnau — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:31:32 +0000

King County Parks regulations state alcohol usage in their parks is prohibited yet illegal alcohol usage flourishes in Lakewood Park / Hicks Lake. Contacted our KC Executive and KC Division Director of Parks they claim they have no authority to resolve.Contacted three difernt KCSO Commanders SW Precinct reponses they do not have sufficent officers for traffic control meaning no enforcement in the park. With the amount of empty Alcohol containers found in the parks Garbage cans leads me to beleive drivers leaving the park are a little impaired.Contacted State Liquor control board response doesn`t beleive this falls into the control boards area. With SPO response to the drunks in White Center now article just who is responsible and who do you contact?

By: Heidi

Heidi — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:18:51 +0000

This is so interesting on those paticular SPD officers part. I am wondering if they are aware of the interlocal agreement between KCSO and SPD. It was created many years ago and surely they have heard of the S.W. weed and seed where both KCSO and SPD officers talk about community crime. Maybe they need to be re-educated on the subject. On behalf of other SPD officers, I do see them take advantage of that interlocal agreement and handle situations in KCSO juristiction.
A call to the S.W. precint office about the incident should be reported of the non-community policing attitude.

By: seattlegirl

seattlegirl — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:07:09 +0000

That is so frustrating. I hope it’s just because the line is so close there between King County and Seattle that was the reason they were so lackadaisical about it…but something makes me think that wasn’t it. In the cops’ defense, I bet they all HATE St Patrick’s Day…but that still doesn’t mean they should ignore public drunkenness.

By: Mattie

Mattie — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:25:53 +0000

This is a great story for all those who believe that unicorporated White Center will be better served by SPD – I imagine if these drunks were walking the streets of Laurelhurst the response would have been a little different – but it was only White Center – and apparently we do not matter that much.