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Plymouth Resident Sparks Massive Police Response After Refusing to Shut Down Banned Grilling Activities

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Massive Police Response

After covering dozens of crazy 911 calls at the Plymouth Housing/PorchLight homeless drug campus in Bellevue, this is a new one.

On Sunday April 12, authorities say Plymouth resident Robert Reed was barbecuing food on a grassy area adjacent to PorchLight. This behavior is not allowed on the property.

It’s actually owned by Puget Sound Energy and there was concern fire from the BBQ could set something off.

Shelter workers say Reed went nuts when he was told to shut it down.

A massive police response ensued. More taxpayer dollars wasted on another public safety call to this location. This is “permanent supportive housing” in action.

You can thank virtue signaling Bellevue elected officials for allowing this cancer into the community. This is arguably one of the worst decisions ever made by city leaders.

Notice how none of them live in Eastgate near any of these chaotic homeless facilities.

How Much Have 911 Calls Cost the Taxpayer?

At least 12 officers called to this insane scene. Just for one unhinged Plymouth Housing resident. Someone needs to crunch the numbers. Thousands of dollars in wasted taxpayer dollars.

Dispatch Report

Here is the 911 dispatcher.

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.