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Feb 15, 2024, 5:50 PM | Updated: 6:20 pm

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Local restaurant a victim of Seattle crime being hit 23 times. (Security
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BY JASON RANTZ
The Jason Rantz Show, 3pm-7pm on KTTH
A popular Seattle restaurant suffered it’s 23rd break-in since the
defund movement three years ago that created the city’s crime crisis.
And the would-be burglar didn’t even end up stealing anything.

The Seattle restauranteur asked not to be named fearing activists would
target him for speaking out. The last time he tried to bring attention
to the crime crisis, he said he suffered an avalanche of negative Yelp
reviews. But when you say you’ve been burglarized 23 times in just three
years, it’s hard to stay silent, even in Seattle.

“I have lost all faith in the city of Seattle, SPD, Council members, and
state elected officials,” he explained to the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.

Seattle crime crisis claims restaurant again
The latest robbery occurred early February 3rd.

Surveillance footage shared with the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH show a
thief using what looks like a crowbar to break through the glass of the
front door. The owner said the man was attempting to enter for roughly
ten minutes before successfully making it in at 6:47 am. At one point,
he used his body to break through. In an incident report, the responding
officer said the “door lock and frame were violently dismantled and
dangling against the door.”

Something appears to have gone wrong with the alarm (or the suspect knew
how to avoid triggering it). The alarm didn’t sound when the burglar
broke in, but started blaring when officers arrived at 7:14 am after a
passerby reported the break-in.

When officers arrived, they checked the building but the burglar was
long gone.

“That lone suspect dressed in a heavy black hooded jacket, with black
balaclava covering his face was wearing gloves and quickly started to
check at the front of the bar then around the counter where myself, and
officers had set the alarm off, only his presence had never set the
alarm off (for unknown reasons),” the officer said in the incident report.

The burglar didn’t touch any bottles of liquor at the restaurant’s bar.
Previously, alcohol was stolen during one of the break-ins. The burglar
also didn’t touch any of the electronic equipment.

Instead, the officer says it appeared that “he was looking for a safe as
he was out the same door taking absolutely nothing.” It’s unclear if
this was a random break-in or, perhaps, targeted by someone who is
familiar with the restaurant.

Part of a troubling trend Seattle crime trend
It’s easy to dismiss this alleged 23rd break-in as the owner not doing
enough to secure the building. The door seems flimsy, despite knowing
he’s been targeted 22 times before this latest incident. But
restauranteurs aren’t exactly flush with cash to pour into security
measures. And they shouldn’t have to be.

While 23 break-ins is obviously unique, Seattle businesses suffering
multiple crimes is not.

After dealing with $14,000 in losses from one burglary, an International
District gaming store was robbed at gunpoint. The offices for the
Seattle Men’s and Women’s Chorus suffered four break-ins over the course
of just four days. Before putting merchandise behind lock and key, the
downtown Seattle Target would see shoplifting almost daily. A Seattle
smoke shop was hit seven times in one month. West Seattle Autoworks
dealt with two break-ins in the same night. A gas station in West
Seattle experienced three break-ins in just six hours. Some downtown and
Belltown-area businesses have been hit so often they don’t even ask an
officer to respond anymore.

And these are just a small sampling of Seattle-based crimes.

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Seattle (and Democrats at the state level) created the crime crisis
Seattle has never been immune to crime. But it’s foolish to pretend this
level of crime is part of “big city life,” and as foolish to believe the
city didn’t bring the crisis on itself.

Democrat leadership has meant police departments were defunded,
dismantled, and demoralized. The Seattle Police Department lost over 600
officers since the defund movement took over the city. The new year
didn’t start off on a positive note, with the department losing another
five officers (while hiring five new ones).

Prosecutors and the city’s previous City Attorney refused to charge
criminals, including prolific offenders, because they didn’t think jail
served as a disincentive to a life in crime — as if doing what they did
made things any better. They prefer so-called “restorative justice
programs” that just don’t work.

State lawmakers passed a series of criminal justice reforms that
hamstrung cops, and favored criminals. Less restrictive sentences, fewer
years served for serious crimes, and a message that told them that short
of murder, they probably won’t see any jailtime at all — especially if
they’re minors — has created a culture of lawlessness.

This isn’t merely a public safety issue. It’s a political issue.
Dangerously partisan political decisions created the crisis and the only
way out of it is to replace the lawmakers responsible.

Listen to the Jason Rantz Show on weekday afternoons from 3-6 p.m. on
KTTH 770 AM (HD Radio 97.3 FM HD-Channel 3). Subscribe to the podcast
here. Follow Jason on X, formerly known as Twitter, Instagram, and
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