Burien Cops Threaten to Leave the City Over Handling of Homelessness Crisis
Originally published at XPolice Threaten Exodus
Burien cops threatening to leave the city over handling of the homeless camping ordinance and request to replace Chief Boe.
Meanwhile, some city leaders want their own loyal police force and now looking at ways to move on from contract with the King County Sheriff’s Office. In other words, Burien wants to get out from under Dow Constantine’s control. Other Mayors share similar sentiment and looking at how this plays out.
King County Stacking Community Meeting
The information war continues. Last month, Burien leaders held a press conference slamming Dow and Sheriff Patti-Cole Tindall for failing to enforce the camping ordinance. Monday evening, King County is stacking a community meeting with providers from the failed “housing first” and “harm reduction” community. These people believe in giving away apartments to chronically homeless and drug addicted individuals no strings attached. That means no requirements to find jobs or enter treatment. They also believe in meeting people where they are at by giving away drug supplies like needles and meth pipes, but will never intervene to get them off the streets.
Burien Mayor Blames King County Executive and Sheriff
In April, Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling blasted Constantine and Sheriff Cole-Tindall, accusing them of allowing the homeless drug crisis to get worse on his streets. Schilling also claims Cole-Tindall is refusing to return calls or meet in person.