WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen white Kia; police changes

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Two notes tonight:

STOLEN CAR: From David in Arbor Heights:

My car was stolen last night.

2019 Kia Optima, White, License # BRL4508

Stolen from in front of my house: (10000 block of) 40th Ave SW

If you see it, call 911.

POLICE CHANGES: Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz and Mayor Jenny Durkan plan a media briefing at 11 am Wednesday on Diaz’s announcement late today of a change in assignment for more than 100 SPD personnel – moving them out of specialty units and into patrol. That just happens to be the same number the City Council voted to cut, also mostly from specialty units, in the budget-rebalancing package the mayor vetoed. What will it mean for our precinct? You can watch the livestream here.

TM7302 September 1, 2020 (11:58 pm)

I believe this is Chief Diaz giving the middle finger to the city council…

Macy Reynolds September 2, 2020 (7:15 am)

I think you are right.
AMD September 2, 2020 (7:21 am)

And telling everyone else that they didn’t really need those officers in those specialties after all, and also that they will never hesitate to make decisions based on politics alone. SPD has pretty much lost all support from me already in the way they’ve handled things the last few months (I’m almost embarrassed to say there are posts of mine here from as little as 6 months to a year ago defending them) and the ongoing political maneuvering just hammers home all the reasons they need a budget cut.
- Emy September 2, 2020 (8:59 am)
  
  Actually it means crime is so bad they’ve had to pull people out of their specialized fields and put them out on the street working patrol most of them had already moved beyond.
  - WSB September 2, 2020 (10:14 am)
    
    We’ll find out in less than an hour (or so … mayoral events tend to start later than announced) but if you want to speculate, there’s also the possibility that this is backfill for attrition – the real question is, how many officers are in 911 response now, compared to, say, six months ago

Sillygoose September 2, 2020 (8:13 am)

I am sorry about your Kia. This is just one of my points directed towards the Seattle Department of Construction and Land use, why do they keep approving new construction plans on condos etc with no parking when cars are being stolen constantly. Good for Chief Diaz and the Mayor for being creative in saving our officers. Although patrol is very dangerous with the type of crime on the streets I applaud them both for trying to keep us safe and am thankful we have officers willing to go back to Patrol.

David Feldhammer September 3, 2020 (8:49 am)

I actually found the car myself! I drove around West Seattle, White Center & Burien just using my key fob, listening for the beep on my car. I found it in Burien on the corner of 1st Ave S. & 116th and alerted the police.

Todd September 7, 2020 (9:55 am)

Smart , now put a GPS transponder in it. Next time it moves when your not driving it . It will call you and say Help Me !

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