'King of the Econolodge:' Tacoma Police chief says 100% of crime happens in 10% of places

[@lchaney]

You shouldn't need strong eviction laws to get criminals out. They should already be getting arrested for their crimes.

[@littlewing5682]

You would think. In order to be a squatter you have to commit trespassing first.

[@joshldyer]

@@littlewing5682 thats not true. airbnb? thats just one instance where there no trespassing. its a civil matter. gotta file eviction notice.

[@spicyirwin5835]

Evicting brk in squatters flabberghasts me🙄

[@littlewing5682]

@@joshldyer a squatter enters a property and lays claim to it. To get onto the property in the first place they must commit trespassing or they wouldn’t get on the property. Trespassing is going onto land owned by another. It becomes squatting when the lay claim to the home and by doing so landlord must then go through an eviction process.

[@joshldyer]

@@littlewing5682 that's not true. Because you cab enter the property legally and then once told you leave by the owner and you don't leave you become a squatter. No crime committed. I can think of tons of ways where it wouldn't be illegal. But I guess the only you think of is the one where someone wasn't invited. Guess what you can have ur renter become a squatter if he doesn't leave at the end of his lease. Hundreds more. No law broken.

[@seth7745]

Crime statistics are grossly under-reported in Tacoma due to the fact that most crimes go unreported. I only reported my first burglary. After that I realized there is no point in calling the police because they never do anything.

[@claireh.7605]

they are busy harassing drivers and extorting females for sex

[@ostrich67]

That's why you ALWAYS report, even though they do nothing. Statistics and numbers are everything. If there isn't a number for them to look at, the college educated officials literally don't know what to do.

[@claireh.7605]

@@ostrich67 i came to report being hit by a car without injuries, and the guy in the police station did not want to process the form (too lazy), so he tried to talk me out of it, then took the form and never filed it.. was a middle aged bipolar black guy who was aggressive to his coworkers and probably unable to be fired due to affirmative action/discrimination lawsuits

[@nicholasbrown5511]

Moving to Tacoma in just 2 months. So what I'm hearing you say is you should carry a firearm, correct?

[@ostrich67]

@@nicholasbrown5511 No. Washington is "duty to retreat" state, and it'll cost you thousands of dollars to deal with the legal system if you use a gun on one of these subhumans. Just be aware of your surroundings and avoid trouble.

[@tonyeaton3886]

I call bs on the property management people "having no idea what they were getting into". Hosmer street is one of the most infamous places in Tacoma. It's been that way for years. It's glaringly obvious that Emily Hubbard and her organization did zero checking on the history of the property and surrounding neighborhoods. They're just looking to line their pockets with as much cash as quickly as possible under the guise of providing "affordable housing". Virtue signaling at it's best.

[@jo-qp7mz]

Exactly they're trying to take advantage of government programs which basically give you free money to house that type of people but you run the risk of dealing with people who surprise don't follow the rules

[@brianpdaniels]

Please! typical blind to reality liberals.

[@TheAGODAMI]

🎯 👍 🔑 👏 💯 *eXacTLy.!!!!*

[@edenedawna10]

I never saw anyone who worked over there.

[@artvandalay13]

What's the problem with lining their pockets? If they plainly stated that they are trying to make a profit would that make it feel better for you? What are you complaining about exactly? The guise that it's social justice and virtue signaling? Or the fact they are doing what any true capitalist should be doing? Are you a commie in disguise yourself? Seems like it. How do you want these businesses to act exactly? Out of the goodness of their hearts? Get out of here with the liberal propaganda.

[@ricofugitiva4286]

Buying a building with active leases you are not aware of ? Doesn’t sound sage to me !

[@kendallevans4079]

Guess they never heard of "due diligence"? Even just driving by a place like that in the night would clue you in!

[@joshldyer]

imagine having so much money you buy a property without going and checking it out first.

[@shaalexis4221]

I was thinking the same thing

[@devincorns409]

Right?!? I could have told them about that spot myself

[@Will-vy9qi]

Shes the wife of the company owner, they threw her under the bus having her do this interview lol she has no clue whats going on

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

It's a hotel that was owned by a well known company, so I can understand how they bought it sight unseen. But yeah if I'm investing in something I knownwhat I'm getting into

[@jo-qp7mz]

I mean at least look at the effed up rules are city has you can't evict somebody if you want to here's proof...

[@camellasong9758]

Look up the company. They did it because they can draw something like 300 tenants at $1,200 per motel room per month, with a 1-year lease, and for her investment firm, that is a lot more money faster than being a landlord for one house at a time. The "low income", "affordable", "for families" is marketing. Sage Investments did this already in E. Tacoma. It sucks for renters.

[@TCrob]

Imagine having a police force that only needs to patrol 10% of the city and still can't do it.

[@MrParamethius]

They are there pretty much everyday in the middle lanes of the roads with their blue lights on for high visibility. Occasionally I see multiple of them pulled into one of the hotel parking lots actually policing. I'm a daily driver through Hosmer.

[@MxMe-su1ch]

Can't, or won't?

[@Beginnerreadsthebible]

At any given time, there are only like 13 cops on duty in Tacoma. Thanks BLM

[@TCrob]

@@Beginnerreadsthebible they haven't lost any funding so it's a choice.

[@soyascencio]

She said “ it’s not our intention to own something in those conditions”…. We know. We know y’all just wanna fix it up real cheap and then profit of it. Not caring about the community.

[@Leyenda1]

Then perhaps you should show her how its done...?

[@snicklefritzd3612]

Yep, that office looked pretty nice. She had lots of gold on too. Investment group looking to cash in on state and federal subsidised housing. Endless cash flow.

[@cassondralynch6342]

1000%!

[@stacieosborne7299]

Maybe if the people running public service departments didn’t pay themselves 100k+ a year and actually used the money in budget for anything else they’d not have this be such an issue. These ‘leaders’ aren’t interested in fixing anything and the property owners aren’t either. 325% increase in property values in the last 5 years, they only want to make cash.

[@jondoe5305]

They call the motel rooms "cheap" but they are 2k-2.5k a month. Hence why it is so hard for people to get out of the cycle of being homeless.

[@BeautifulBry]

Exactly.

[@seth7745]

It's not that simple. Even when housing is affordable, they trash the housing almost immediately. Many cities have tried free housing and it never works. Most of these people are homeless due to drug problems and there is no effective system in place to deal with that. "Rehab" is just treated as a get out of jail free card for repeat offenders.

[@timewa851]

that's why dealers & 'hos are on Hosmer. Life's Good! as long as you don't end up on the eastside where there are at least two-three serial killers roaming..... stay south of McKinley after sundown, mmkay?

[@jondoe5305]

@@timewa851 I think south Tacoma from the mall to Parkland is obviously the worst. You got hosmer and 72nd in the between that as well. Eastside ain't great but they cleaned it up alot.

[@mbuck253]

@@timewa851 ​ as if a serial killer in Tacoma would be limited to the Eastside 😂 the areas got a lot bigger issues than a serial killer. This area has historically been a mathematical anomaly pertaining to the high number of serial killers. There’s around 50 active serial killers in the entire country at any given time. With that said, where exactly are you getting the idea that there’s 2 to 3 active serial killers not only in Tacoma but on the EASTSIDE specifically? I get the hyperbole, but it sounds like complete bullshit to me.

[@rayray8608]

You know what else is fucked?? Apartments that are so called affordabe on this same exact street, are being rented for 1300 to 1500 a month for a ONE BEDROOM. I used to live in one with my partner for a short time about 2 months ago! There were tents right outside the complex. If your car is missing, it is highly likely to be outside of the aero apartments on cinder blocks. Real shit!

[@byloyuripka9624]

No need to clarify we know with a name like rayray you tellin us real sheit

[@TheBlindAndTheBeautiful]

Yo please tell me for all that is good in this world you are kidding? How is that even remotely OK? I pay the same in Spokane for a one bedroom. But in a safe quiet apartment building. I come out there to Tacoma and the surrounding areas a ton and have unfortunately ended up in this area by mistake. If you are serious what they are charging you there is a damn crime to say the least! $1,300? Not even close to worth that much

[@robbieogle8622]

That owner. 😂

[@adotintheshark4848]

I had to deliver Door Dash once to that section of south Hosmer. It was the only time I was in fear for my life.

[@duffeldoffer]

Ill bet the motel owner and operator's last name is " Naresh Patel". 😅

[@evanacey1414]

Just so everyone knows, unless you own a short barreled rifle, short barreled shotgun, a fully transferable machine gun, and are thereby subject to NFA regulation, NONE of your legally owned firearms are “registered”. In fact, the Firearms Owner Protection Act of 1986 strictly prohibits the federal government from having a searchable gun registry of any kind.

[@larrysilsbee7827]

Motel 6 up the street was just bought for the same purpose - apartments. Wonder if it's the same buyer?

[@dylanhohn3713]

Good ol' hosmer. Hasn't changed and probably wont

[@seddyb2197]

Hosmer street ain't nothing new.. always been bad there... It's funny how it's all of a sudden getting so much attention.. EVERYONE IN TACOMA KNOWS TO STAY AWAY FROM THAT AREA!!!

[@larrysilsbee7827]

Do all those tents across from bass pro shop have a lease too?

[@permanentvacation2406]

They're just camping

[@psalms9149]

Honestly, why would u put low income house for families on HOSMER? HOSMER is terrible. I think it's really lame that people make low income homes for families in the worst parts of town. Why not put them in a nice safe neighborhood. Cuz that's what families deserve.

[@YBTMH]

Because it's not about families, it's about wealth. This woman only cares about profit so she gets on this news special probably brought about because she paid someone off and she rants about Hosmer which everyone knows is a bad spot and has been since I was young. What this does is it helps devalue the area further in the minds of people so property levels drop and they can scoop up this whole area for cheap. Then they build it up with low income housing to turn a profit whilst it gets cleaned up then rake in more money when they sell once it goes up in value........

[@jimbrady1372]

Fact: 100% of the crime is NOT happening in 10% of the places.

[@tahoeclay]

That cut with the TV remote was totally amazing.

[@justrees4929]

What they said about people from out of town is spot on 😂 I traveled across the state a few years ago for medical reasons and found an affordable place online to stay before my hospital stay. It was on Hosmer. Whoops. Luckily I was too sick to care about the active drug dealing going on out of one of the ground floor windows. Seemed like the type of place where if you just mind your own business you'd probably be just fine for a night or two buuuuut if I ever travel back that way I know where not to stay 🤷‍♀️

[@TheBlindAndTheBeautiful]

Same thing but different idea. First time I went out there from Spokane for work I ended up in the area. My friend I was riding with described it to me since I can not see well but had booked the room there. I called the place and told them to keep my money and we slept in the truck overnight at the Tacoma mall. Now I travel out there every month. I make significantly more then I was ever making then. And I try to avoid most of Tacoma like the plague. I'm familiar with the hot bed problems now so that helps. I'm sorry you delt with this and actually stayed, but glad you were safe

[@bangUwitApickle]

If you're ever bored, listen to the S. Tacoma police scanner.

[@urielgrey]

Thank you for doing all this work and highlighting the massive problem these areas are. Arrest and have a judicial system that upholds and actually honors the arrest and holds them accountable for their actions. Keep people who are committing crimes away and amazingly the areas they live in have a drop in crime!

[@georgecuster527]

Seeing these two in matching jackets , wow a night at the rocksbury !

[@nathanholmes7106]

Battle of the blue blazers!

[@philipconte5732]

I had an apartment right there on south hosmer right down the street from that econolodge. I knew it wasn’t the greatest neighborhood when I moved in there but then one night I’m watching the news and I’m seeing my own apartment complex on tv that I’m currently in because there was a shooting and someone was killed right out in the parking lot.

[@Professional_Lube_Job]

Omg really

[@Mandy_Lee]

Yea, it was the one location I wouldn't move to even though they have all those apartments tucked back up in there. I knew better growing up in Tacoma in the 90s

[@martinmunyuko]

Aero??

[@philipconte5732]

I believe it’s called “the notch” now though it was called something else when I lived there

[@leegoddard2618]

I think I Just saw that this property is being turned into low income housing. Smart on the property owner. The longer it sits the less desirable it becomes. It is the best thing he can , probably, do in the situation. Undesirable part of town, because of this building, sadly. This is a way to turn things around. The fact that the property owner didn't just "let it burn". Good on them. 😁🤞

[@EMILY4DAYS]

The "low-income" rents will start at 1k per month for a studio. They've called it "low income", but that's still unaffordable for many; well over the monthly payment of $841 monthly for SSI that many receive and rely on for survival.

[@MrJay8633]

they let the property go and start low income housing to make the surrounding area cheaper to buy up,in 10 years it will be redeveloped after they've sucked all of the tax breaks for creating low income housing,then reap massive profits.

[@leegoddard2618]

@@MrJay8633 The previous owner. Owns a few other sh!tholes in the immediate area. Maybe buying her up would be the Best thing for that community. 🤨

[@namelesswalaby]

You don’t need an eviction to get someone out of an extended stay hotel. Plenty of caselaw on this. Nobody in Seattle wants to do their job it seems.

[@Da808Boii]

This isnt Seattle...

[@nwstespinoza]

Hosmer been the hot spot since I was a teenager in the early 00s and I’m sure before that. Crime crack down is pitiful and a sad route our city is in

[@jackiehrtiz7558]

back then it wasn't as bad as now. I was able to walk at 6am to my bus stop when in high school with no problems. from Aladin apartments to Drakes Apartments. Now, you can't even walk down because of the homeless camps you would have to walk through and the suspicious people at 7/11 parking lot.

[@landgabriel]

Solid crime beat reporting, 13.

[@gracejonesboxcut4990]

Why would Sage purchase property and don't these simple, basic facts like leasing? Incomprehensible!

[@missolesoul]

I worked a the Needle Exchange on First and Pike. There is a heroin/fentanyl dealer standing right outside the exchange. The motels are full and the rooms are packed with people one tries not to make eye contact. I was flat out laughed at when I complained about it. "There are DRUGS on First?" And laughed out loud.

[@joao-joao]

Police in Tacoma seems to have 334 police officers... they should be at least 2158 police officers, for such a high concentration of population of about 215 766 people.

[@rodgazinya]

Our mayor is complete trash. That's part of the issue

[@satanslovechild6458]

Who's gonna pay these other officers?

[@joao-joao]

Who's gonna pay these other officers? The taxpayers, that are going to benefit from the service.

[@205ken4]

@@joao-joao Are they not already paying it?? Some of the highest taxes in the country already 🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@joao-joao]

Apparently taxpayers are not paying, at least the taxes are not funding the police force the area should have.

[@BRockIITWi]

I've repaired several buildings in an apartment complex there. Drunk people driving into the buildings. I've been threatened by gangs while working as well. Hosmer is a rough neighborhood.

[@snapdragon6601]

They have been making progress in cleaning up that section of South Hosmer, unfortunately it's often 1 step forward and then 2 steps back. When they evicted them from the Howard Johnson motel many of them just moved across the street to the Hometowne Studios motel.

[@scottcolegrove5308]

You voted for it!!!!!’ Live with it!!!!!!!

[@karlhaber1904]

I worked nights at a business on Hosmer. If I were to tell you about the things I've seen, and been involved with personally, you'd call me a liar.

[@T.Y.B.T.G]

It's gonna be a while before it gets better.

[@jamesnash6101]

It ain't just those hotels, that's an issue. It's also that cesspool of a "nightclub" called, Latitudes. And then you add into the mix. Section 8 housing, and you create a cesspool of an area.

[@jenniferc.2514]

You know what's crazy I'm glad you mentioned that because what the government leaders discuss doing is the same kind of setups over and over again! We know we have a housing issue! They wanna set up projects! It makes no logical sense! None!! Setting people up for failure!!

[@JD-eg4tn]

Its the Amish

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

I'm white as hell and have been to latitudes, it's not that bad

[@pablojuan7960]

Latitude ain’t bad . Love there wings I go every now & then . It really use to bad about 10-15 yrs ago tho.

[@YBTMH]

Oh yes, the low income cesspool poor..........James Nash you're a fool walking with that mindset.

[@Mandy_Lee]

It's been a bad area since I was a kid. So many apartments on Hosmer it's like a deep maze going through properties. Wonder what the population on Hosmer is these days. Definitely wouldn't recommend more low income housing for that area. Also the homeless camps on both sides of the street driving down Hosmer 🥴😵

[@Sreymao35]

Thanks Mayor

[@dylanhohn3713]

Ya people blame.tpd but it's our mayor and soft on crime prosecutors.

[@mrphalysir]

Very easy solution but we chose not to do it. Criminals are more protected than responsible citizens.

[@demisor9701]

you’re delusional if you believe that.

[@numba9sg]

The owner sold a property she refused to actually run 💯 I lived in it and finally am getting to move out of it 💯

[@EMILY4DAYS]

Congratulations for finding a way out! That situation sounds completely predatory.

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

Apparently you never really belonged there

[@numba9sg]

Shidd I must not belong in anything else on the street either since most want me to make 3-3.5x the rental amount each month and another wants to steal peoples monies after approving via email for an apartment just to go and issue me a denial over the phone lol, whole street is fucked up and it’s too bad its not illegal to be ran that way from the hotels to the rental companies

[@dickfitzwelliner2807]

@@numba9sg they aint stealing your money if you've made choices in your life to where you can't rent an apartment. It's says fee or nonrefundable.....that's all on you...

[@numba9sg]

@@dickfitzwelliner2807 deposits are refundable lol a application fee is not😂and funny how you glossed over the fact I stated the income requirements are fucking outrageous and the one thing that stops lot of regular people like myself from having a roof ov the head let alone most the roofs these these companies think anybody who makes 3x the amount of 1500 would rent are usually 1000 square feet in addition who would be bringing home 4500-5500 a month to live on fuccin Hosmer in a apartment when that’s a house payment somewhere else 💀 so yes they stole my money by issuing a approval just to take my deposit that was placed on the unit (deposit was bunched as deposit and u it holding fee) so they can issue me a denial lol

[@Burps6]

How would he know? They don’t respond to crime in Tacoma.

[@rogerhansen2758]

Years ago, there was a smaller southwest Colorado town that had an out of control crime problem. A contingent of law enforcement officers from many jurisdictions around the state were sent there to concentrate on cleaning up the town and banishing the criminal element. It worked! Isn't there any cooperation between agencies in this state, including the federal government (ATF was mentioned in this news piece) that can form and rid our communities of this scourge? It will take a concentrated overwhelming display of law enforcement to rid our cities and towns of this crime element. It's not a Democrat vs. Republican issue. It's a people issue that involves us all. Clallam County has an interagency drug task force that handles major crimes and they report to the citizens via Nextdoor and Facebook and Twitter. It is needed in the areas this reporter has visited.

[@byloyuripka9624]

Lol clallam has a big crime problem huh 🤣

[@jackiehrtiz7558]

the cops in hosmer hang out at Latitude with their police lights on. There are people road raging and speeding down hosmer but none of them ever get pulled over. In the night it sounds like a war zone out there. the 7/11 on 96th and Hosmer has people literally selling from the parking lot. Groups of people that are out there till 3am and 4am. There is not a night that we don't hear guns.

[@Jason_The_Man]

Karen Bass refused to take a position on the Gascon recall. Tells you everything you need to know.

[@ryand1981]

I was back in WA last year for the first time in 14 years at the south end Quality Inn and the desk clerk snagged my wallet when I turned my back. Jacked me for 500$ and cost me a huge headache . Gonna get that back tho.

[@mbuck253]

How you plan on doing that? Wish you all the best in your endeavor. People working in those spots tend to either be just as criminal as the residents, or Mexican immigrants just trying to provide for their family.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@mbuck253 Just torch the place and they'll blame it on a druggie.

[@MxMe-su1ch]

@@mbuck253 Racist much?

[@edenedawna10]

When I delivered pizzas over there, I always had anxiety when I drove around the Econolodge. My coworker got a gun pulled on him, and it scared me ever since. Thank God I"m not over there.

[@darkestbeforedawn8130]

But you can't stop crime? Forget eviction, how about arrest? I don't have to be evicted to be arrested, why do criminals get away with what they do?!

[@Gary-lj7pi]

This company new this all along .. They will make there money off the city ..

[@ClayWeblogistics]

Are you thinking sue the city? That would make them a lot of money!

[@averykristian]

Our police chief is terrible. He seems like a nice guy but no drastic change happens in any criminal situation. The best they've been able to do is criminalize street racing and arrest 2 people. Tacoma is turning into the wild west.

[@dylanhohn3713]

But but but defund the police.....

[@rodgazinya]

Lawmakers are the issue. Law enforcement can only enfore the laws given. They don't have any say in the matter. Trust me, they'd love to do something.

[@dylanhohn3713]

@@rodgazinya this is a mixed bag of fuckery. It's bad laws, a mayor telling the cops directly to not enforce existing laws, and a prosecutors not prosecuting.

[@dylanhohn3713]

@@rodgazinya food for thought but this is proof as to why anarchy and other such ideas just don't scale beyond small communities.

[@ostrich67]

@@dylanhohn3713 Well, what are we paying them for, anyway?

[@palmsofdestin1]

Glad he spent four years getting a criminal justice degree for that.

[@loveanarchy8488]

Crime needs to be more diverse. It needs to branch out to the suburbs.

[@mcmong02]

No keep it to the scum good for nothing areas

[@mbuck253]

Uhh, crime DOES branch out to the suburbs. And it does so on a daily basis. People looking to rob, car Jack, B&E, they tend to go to places that have things worth taking.

[@SuperBlessings7]

As a transit operator i know we dread driving through this street!

[@nycsongman9758]

Napalm the 8800 block of South Hosmer.

[@melanybest6489]

She didn't seem very sincere 😕 $

[@duancoviero9759]

Of course not, this is just PR. Point the finger elsewhere.

[@melanybest6489]

@@duancoviero9759 you are so right.

[@renegadethedestroyer]

Econo lodges are horrible I never stay there

[@reallabigz4358]

Blame the politicians you keep voting in

[@kmug321]

@fox13seattle Did the police chief really claim that there is NO crime in 90% of the places in the city as the title of this video implies? Do you have that on audio or video?

[@PerspectiveEngineer]

Too bad Eviction laws aren't stopping homicides every day in beautiful downtown Tacoma

[@dylanhohn3713]

Too bad there isn't way to remove harmful actors from society and place them in another place where they can sit and learn from their bad behavior or at least be prevented from causing harm to those who choose to live a moderately decent life. ....... Oh wait.......

[@dylanhohn3713]

But hey you know good to see defund the police play out. Maybe we can try police reform and accountability instead of child tantrum level knee jerk reactions to a misunderstood problem.

[@aprilb5451]

The burgundy car at 4:23 looks like the same kia that sits on 82nd selling drugs

[@mr.kountrynboujee9228]

Been like that fr. Especially that club down the street

[@stlswagger]

It's criminal negligence for the city and staff paid with taxpayer dollars to let this shit show keep growing. LEO needs to stop blaming the laws like the law stopped all DETECTIVE WORK. No one is building cases just saying hey we can't chase and that is the citizen fault lol. I've sent so many of my security camera recordings to LEO. Drone footage to LEO. Sometimes I get stupid responses like "we recognize you've reported a vehicle stolen. It matches our records but we can't do anything because it's on private property!" Even if the right wants to keep saying change the laws most of this crime is organized and to make a fucking point just build some RICO cases. Make FEDERAL STATEMENTS and give these idiots real prison time. Stop this catch and release shit or not catch at all because you don't care. No, putting a Republican in office won't change that so stop saying it. LEO and government need to be on the same damn page and come up with solutions together. Don't have time to keep waiting for quarterly updates. Nah mf's I don't care if you gotta get off your soft asses and walk a beat again.

[@michaelmoore3050]

The police and judges are so incompetent that it's scary knowing people who run the world now are weird if not gay 🤔 and or biased in some odd way?😵‍💫

[@craigstaul839]

If you want to know the reason she invested in this property, read up on LIHTC. Low-Income Housing Tax Credits subsidize the purchase and rehabilitation of affordable rentals like this one. How? The federal government issues tax credits to WA state. State housing agencies then award the credits to private developers. Developers then sell the credits to private investors to obtain funding. Building is purchased. Once the building has tenants, investors can claim the LIHTC on their taxes over a 10-year period. Why? Because as an investment group they have substantial income tax liabilities, and this tax credit offsets those taxes due.

[@frankdenardo8684]

That building should be Condemned. Besides crimes being committed. There are water leaks, electrical issues, and other issues. A lot of the victims are often out of towners and those visiting from British Columbia. The latter they are from out of the country and criminals are xenophobic.

[@DragonMasters525]

Ngl i work at the 72nd fred meyers near Pacific and yoo the mayor governor font care a car a bush was set on fire and a cowker got brain damage from getting dhanked in the head with a screwdriver cause a homeless man wanted to steal

[@yacobcastro]

Matching turquoise suits is crazy.

[@copblocker4654]

END THE SCAM DRUG WAR

[@uriahbrooks8349]

You are helping the situation and escalating it’s not going to get better

[@MxMe-su1ch]

100% of crimes in 10% of the places? Well, at least now we know math isn't TPD's Chief's strong point. Since that is literally impossible.

[@Mr_CGS]

Tear the shit down on Hosmer, take the L on your investment.

[@seddyb2197]

My point exactly, until they tear down all those hotels and build nice things like the "desirable" neighborhoods like the north end it will stay that way..

[@seddyb2197]

@@craigstaul839 I think what they really want to do is make that all affordable housing, but like you mentioned the prices are insane.. I will look up sage investment group though. They had to have known when they scouted out "prospective real estate"..

[@EMILY4DAYS]

@@craigstaul839 the plan for these "low income" studio units is to start rents at $1k. 🙄

[@MxMe-su1ch]

@@seddyb2197 The north end is soulless and boring. Nobody wants that.

[@CarnelianChris]

Yup. This area is BAD now. Fucking disgusts me every single time I drive by

[@letthedeedshaw7541]

There are only two hotels in that area open... holiday in and another on 72nd and hosmer...

[@adriancook7892]

So what are you saying if they look into whom owns these places and you'll see they there for money the owners and associates

[@tristanburton3554]

Drone strike.... Problem solved, plus if you OBLITERATE the structure, they can't set up shop again. Time to GET SERIOUS ABOUT CRIME!

[@jamespoole5880]

Yes!!! I always say we need more strategic drone strikes.😆🤣

[@scottcharney1091]

Stop shouting.

[@CEOkiller]

Target practice for the Washington ANG…

[@TY00000]

A drone strike?! What world are you living in 😂 wtf

[@ostrich67]

Just drop a Molotov cocktail on the roof.

[@ssky-rt9nm]

That’s funny. I clicked on this video because when I was in high school we had a friend who was old enough rent a room from one of these hotels for a Prom party. We ended up getting in trouble for underage partying and ran from the cops. Only one of us got caught and arrested.

[@thomasfx3190]

My Dad was homeless 2014 - 2019 by choice so he could get drugs for his heroin addicted girlfriend. He refused to just move in with us and leave this all behind. We used to bring home groceries and clothes and that place is really scary. Everyone there is doing or selling drugs. It’s full of roaches and nothing works, but the druggies really don’t care.

[@Intruc3]

Anti-eviction laws aka enabling criminals.

[@timothythompson7750]

My only questions are: "where did the criminal come from in life?" "What's putting that person there?" "What in the hell brought a person to that point in their life? Was it society? Drugs? Heartache, mental health, WHAT?!?!" Until we start answering these questions, we really can't say we're "fixing" the problem. We live in a reactive society and not exactly a proactive society. Perhaps realizing the fact that some of us are only a paycheck away from becoming criminals ourselves is where understanding might start for some of us. The few that have run out of options trying to integrate within a society that looks down upon them with scrutiny, disdain, or judgement while they try to survive off of crumbs, eventually a person is going to say, "fuck it, I'm going back to the hunter gatherer days," on some level... In a technologically hyper advanced society, that very well indeed might look like stealing, or murdering. You can take the human our of the wild, but you can't take the wild out of the human. This is where our society will continue to fuck itself up. Until it is realized that our society needs to recognize and accept this, things will continue to worsen with time. And I'm sorry but no amount of: Religion, politics, money, military/police enforcement, or volunteering is going to change any of that. If people learned to listen a lot more, and look at the suffering of individuals, that lead to the crime as the responsibility of the whole, we're going to continue shoot ourselves in the foot. Basically what I am saying is, it is the responsibility of the individual to try to meet society half way, while it is the systems responsibility to recognize if it is creating living conditions for people that might cause them to rebel. That's a two way road. But what I'm asking of people is TOO MUCH for the majority to accept, until the majority is at stake... Like I said, a reactive society.

[@schnellfahren911]

Insightful, but just getting to the root of the problem might involve painfully politically incorrect things being accepted, like basic human behavior, example: fatherless homes= survivor instict/spread seed much as possible so better chance of reproduction/ continuation. No racial anything, it goes deeper than that. These tendencies /habits engraved in our dna over X years... how does a society collectively train every last individual to overcome the urge by the time the person is old enough to procreate? Not possible unless draconian rules implemented, even then. SO, reactive is the answer, plain and simple. We only need to better educate kids on the reality of their decisions, then let them choose for themselves: do crime/do time, or don't.

[@wadedavies3924]

Bring back Drag nets, profiling, and three strikes.

[@larrysilsbee7827]

How does a motel have a long term lease?

[@SaraHessXXIV]

That's a good way to put it

[@wigos9761]

I live on hosmer in this area... it is not that bad bruh

[@WalkawayRene12]

If the Tacoma Police know where the crime is, then they obviously don’t care since they are never there patrolling and trying to keep their community safe.

[@iii9266]

Nothing like liberal Seattle area, the politicians & council members that seem to endorse it.

[@demisor9701]

this isn’t seattle.

[@iii9266]

@demisor9701 same-same... fucking liberal policies. Over taxation. Rampant 'homelessness'. Glad we sold our houses, apt. building and left at the height 4 years ago. Lived there since the winter of '69-'70, fuck the state.

[@psychiatry-is-eugenics]

Can’t keep millions of “people” in prison .

[@b.neallee7042]

What a stupid quote from the police chief? 100% of all crime is in this area. Impossible. Neal

[@palmsofdestin1]

What a concept

[@johnhale3142]

I love that area and my people there

[@jrvapor]

Thats wild!

[@jf2369af]

First cameras for evidence then eventually you can get law enforcement involved

[@olecamohatmcgilicudy4256]

Cause you ignore landlord crimes against tenants. No reason they should be allowed to harass, threaten, abuse, injure, torture,poison, and steal property and wealth from tenants/customers. .. allowing them to hurt people in their beds will be met with greater retaliation and force upon them and their family.

[@cilomoney7794]

Stopppp trying to buy things you don’t understand.

[@weilijrfang7364]

I’m staying in that hotel in the back 😂

[@alaskahaul2085]

I grew up few streets away. It was always ghetto. Lots of BLM supporters

[@12mannation253]

Facts

[@pjlonely2891]

Why did criminal and released him out of jail I don’t get it

[@yukineswan]

these percentages are making me think about stuff

[@blessedwithchallenges9917]

This is how democrats 'take care' of our communities. Great voting everyone!