Rantz: Seattle’s plan for six stationed cops isn’t quite happening, suspects already released

Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell announced a plan to address what’s one of the most dangerous streets in the city.

The plan comes after a week of high-profile crimes. Over the course of just a few days, on or around Third Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle, there were two fatal shootings, three stabbings, and a carjacking.

Harrell’s plan included a mobile precinct, plus six dedicated officers on Third and Pine, and emphasis patrol by the King County Sheriff’s Office. At the time his plan was announced, local and federal law enforcement announced 16 arrests of suspected drug dealers to show the region is getting serious on crime.

Unfortunately,

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