Raises for cops: According to Fox13, Mayor Bruce Harrell and Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz are discussing giving every cop a $5,000 retention bonus to solve the staffing shortage. Meanwhile, other industries are experiencing high levels of resignation as well: Health care, social work, education, and service industry, to name a few. And those guys probably do fewer ruses. Jason Rantz talks shoplifters: After reading a new post from Jason Rantz, I guess I’m buying.
A homeless man is charged with burglary for trying to steal a massive flat-screen television from the downtown Seattle Target. Staff says it was the 22nd time he stole from the store in the past 3 months.
A Seattle judge released an accused shoplifter on his own recognizance for the second time Wednesday despite his extensive criminal history, including at least 18 felony and misdemeanor convictions since 1985, according to a report.