We had a great conversation yesterday evening with Sgt. Paul Gracy and Officer David Hockett from the West Community Police Team of the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
Overall, public safety is looking good in our neighborhood. Of course, the best thing we can do as a Chamber is to stay on top of issues and keep it that way.
The number one takeaway from last night's meeting: If you think you should call 9-1-1, then do call. Trust your instinct. Go ahead and call 9-1-1 and, if it is not an emergency, just let them know, "This is a non-emergency." They'll be able to quickly process your call.
SPD has some great online resources to best understand what's going on in the area. You can browse the 9-1-1 Incident Map by location, and filter through various types of incident responses. The main SPD website has several other handy resources.
One issue police are seeing around the city these days is smart-phone theft. Be aware as you're checking your phone in public spaces. It may seem common sense, but we all have those moments where we're reading an important email, and aren't as aware of our surroundings. It's easy for someone to snatch the phone right out of our hands and run off.
We take safety in our neighborhood seriously. After you have contacted the police about an incident, please feel free to let the SLU Chamber know about trends you are seeing. When we hear about public safety issues from our members, we can do our best to get out in front of them, bring awareness to our membership organizations, host additional public safety events, and help keep South Lake Union safe.
Sgt. Gracy and Officer Hockett are here for us:
Sgt. Paul Gracy - (206) 386-9135
Officer David Hockett - (206) 684-7720
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