Drug Crisis on Seattle Sidewalks During Holiday Festivity

Weekend Wreck

I thought maybe leading up to Christmas, downtown Seattle would be sparkling and shining with perfection. At the very least, no massive crowds of drug users congregating at 3rd Ave & Pike St. Well, I was DEAD WRONG. Even with brighter overhead lights added to the Ross store and more Seattle Police (@SeattlePD) officers on patrol, the madness is still everywhere. The alleys and side streets are filled with people hunched over from using fentanyl. Tons of drug addicts have moved to West Lake station. They’re also feeling emboldened to use Olga Sagan’s (@OlgaSaganWA) Piroshsky Piroshky Bakery (@PiroshkyBakery) as an open air drug den. This is all part of District 7 Councilmember Andrew Lewis’ (@CMAndrewJLewis) legacy. Incoming CM Bob Kettle (@Kettle4Seattle) is inheriting a disaster. It is going to take years to correct course and change this culture. No wonder people are still staying away from downtown and businesses like Hard Rock Cafe (@hardrock) are exiting. My video don’t lie. Please come and see for yourself.

Interesting Security Measures

I walk by Melbourne Tower on 3rd Ave & Pike St. all the time. This is the first time I noticed a broom stick handle and wire bike lock being used as a layer of security. The hallway plant is also clearly in play. Another consequence of the failed defund the police movement.

Spilling Out Everywhere

The late evening hours are no doubt the worst for open air drug use in the downtown Seattle core. It’s not just in alleys or hidden nooks. More of the highly visible action is now concentrated around McDonald’s and West Lake Station. The black market of stolen goods is thriving. Keeps moving around but always ends up back at 3rd Ave & Pike St. It was good to see Seattle Police (@seattlepd) officers moving addicts along from vestibules and sidewalks. Gotta start enforcing the law until the free-for-all culture changes.