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Danger at Seattle’s Lewis Park Palpable After Dark

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Crime, Law, and Order
Street Report

Missing Person

Seattle’s Lewis Park is a crime magnet and drug hell hole.

Late Saturday evening, a dad reached out to me and said he was looking for his daughter named “Candace.” For privacy reasons, I am not putting out her photo. At least for now.

But I was told she was last seen with drug addicts in this Beacon Hill park. So I decided to go in and look.

The moment I walked in, a group of Honduran drug dealers offered me fentanyl. It was one of the riskier missions I’ve been on since it was pitch black.

The area is very narrow and the escape routes are minimal in the event I am attacked.

I couldn’t stay long since I was immediately outed. The dealers referred to me as “Chino” and the addicts called me “YouTube” due to my social media reporting on the street crisis.

Bottom line, this place must be shut down!

Mayor Katie Wilson needs to take action immediately.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.