Seattle police budget cuts slammed as officers take longer to respond to priority calls
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Seattle radio host Ari Hoffman said a short-staffed Seattle Police Department is taking nearly 20 minutes to respond to high-priority calls as the Seattle City Council considers cutting another $5.4 million from the department’s budget.
"This summer, [police] were saying they couldn’t necessarily come because they were dealing with the riots and the autonomous zone," the former city council candidate told Steve Doocy. "I’ve had friends who told me that the police have told them they’re just not coming." The department did not meet its goal to respond quickly enough to 911 calls over the last seven months of 2020, KOMO News reported this week, as the acting police chief warned the city not to further cut the budget.More Related News