Local business owners in northeast Seattle are pleading with Mayor Bruce Harrell to address a troubling increase in burglaries and vandalism targeting their storefronts. In a joint letter, they express their deep concern and urge the mayor to take immediate action to restore public safety.
Dozens of local business owners in northeast Seattle joined in calling for help from Mayor Bruce Harrell following repeat instances of burglary and vandalism against their storefronts. 'We are small business owners and operators in the Wedgwood, Bryant, Laurelhurst, View Ridge, and Sand Point neighborhoods in northeast Seattle and District 4. We write to express concern about the spike in devastating crimes against our businesses and neighbors in this part of town,' read the letter, in part.
The letter closes with requests, reading, in part, 'Please deploy additional police resources and otherwise restore public safety to our part of town. Please do more to end the reported gang and gun violence from our neighborhoods. Please help our community.
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