it baffles me up that a city so set on "defunding the police" is having such an issue with drugs and crime... its just bewildering how this could happen.

Being an ex security guard on the streets of Seattle, my partner and I made sure we had narcan of we came across someone having an overdose. On September 02, 2022. I lost my security guard partner to a shooting, she was shot and killed in front of me. Every day, I struggle to climb to out of bed and go about my day.

Can you blame businesses for hiring private armed security when seattle city council, previous mayor, and citizens want to defund the police? Can you blame businesses for wanting to leave seattle?

What’s cheaper then private security and more effective than waiting for police? A concealed carry permit.

drove bus in seattle for 17 years. so glad to be out of that $hit hole. Never going back. Don't miss it at all.

Citizens in FREEATTLE should get a refund on their taxes after defunding the police so citizen's can afford security!

Seattle was a beautiful place at one time 😢

That bus stop has been a hell hole for many many years. I used to have to catch my bus to go home there. I never felt safe. From WTO to today's drugs and gangs. I have told my relatives from New York not to come here to visit. Seattle has become a frightening dump. Nothing like it was before. Thank you for making it this way Seattle City Council.

The voters got exactly what they voted for and I love it.

They aren't even at 880 SPD officers. When the mandates came out, they lost 50 deployable officers, but they kept them on the books to inflate the staffing numbers, to make the public think staffing isn't that bad

It’s unbelievable what Seattle has become. I am packing up and getting out of here.

Thanks David, for showing what really happens in Seattle. I wasn't a little disheartened in hear the Mayor say he inherited this problem when he's been on the city council for years...Really?🤔

Haha ..when he took that seatbelts off...dude was like GOD bless yall have a good night..lol😂

That summer of love, established by the previous mayor Jenny Durkan, is costing the citizens dearly.

Good reporting David and Fox 13 on this under reported topic. Public safety is a service we've all paid for, but now how accessible is it for the common citizen?

Amazon security is a joke though, they are just regular people with security shirts on.

It’s not like people aren’t willing to join SPD. The moment I turned 20.5 I applied and tested. The problem is how long it takes to even get into the hiring process. I’ve been sitting stagnant waiting on SPD for over a year having taken the test 3 separate times due to their recruiting department losing my scores. There are people who want to help this city and the community they love and do this job for the right reasons. It’s just sad that SPD hasn’t streamlined their recruiting process to find and push those individuals through.

Mr Bradley thank you for this inside look. Your a good man providing a good and much needed service. May God keep you and yours safe in these troubled times. 🙏🏽

You watch, the first time a private security guy shoots someone in the leg, even if there's video, audio and witnesses and 100s of saying the security guy was right, he's getting crucified by the Seattle judicial system and going straight to prison.

Remember when downtown was clean, some what safe, and you could enjoy the beautiful architecture and views of the sound/mountains? Yea I do to it would be nice to go back to that.

Not all armed security companies do this type training, in fact it’s rare Oh and Seattle gets what it votes for, want change STOP VOTING FOR RADICAL DEMOCRATS! And vote out the current city council, they created this problem with failed policies

Remember when all these business had defund the police and BLM signs on their windows. They wanted this

City Council voted 8-1 for a 2022 city budget that cuts police funding in 2022. Hold them responsible.

I work on 6th Avenue, I catch bus 150, every bus stop has ppl smoking Fentanyl, they smoke on the bus. I go home to my family with sore throat and headache, people act like it's normal, why are people allowed to sell dangerous drugs, why do we have to breathe it. Why is the 22 year old street person Fentanyl gut get treated like same immunity as actual homeless, why do judges let a drug dealer out that will affect hundreds of people and teens with drugs, why are people so adamant about covid deaths but not overdoses, why is it considered compassionate to let people do drugs until they die. Place is like living in hell....

"if you want to be safe you have to pay for it" What happened to the second amendment? Legislated and litigated away in exchange with Lawlessness.

The guys who ran up on him…that’s how it is all over Seattle. And some of them are so drunk/high they have a really short fuse. I’ve had to threaten a person with a monkey wrench on a Seattle job site to have them back off. Place is a shit hole and I haven’t been there in 4 years.

Why is throwing a fish such a draw?

Thank you for your service

Maybe u should shine the spotlight on why cops are leaving the spd in droves. ie city council/state legislature

Good story I am a arm security officer for a private security company the training that you get are the basics you have to use your common sense to make it in that business if you don’t you need to get out of it before you get hurt and get someone else hurt I’ve been doing it for 39 years in my 39 years I’ve had oneAssault on me you have to use common sense if you want to be a good security officer or you could step it up to be a good or excellent police officer

My favorite place is , was once Seattle. That was in the 80s. Returned their in 2022. Sad I hardly recognize the place. I pray it gets resolved for the better.

Hey he just passed by Holy Smoke in cap hill, the best smoke shop in Seattle. The owner is such a good dude, he often gives people discounts if they are broke and always allows homeless people to chill inside to keep warm or get out of the rain as long as they are respectful. It's seriously the closest thing to a Bodega Seattle has haha

Allied Universal runs most of the private security in Seattle and the surrounding areas. I used to work for allied

Thank your city council for this.

I'm so glad I don't live near Seattle or Washington in general. I just got my training and private security licenses last week here in San Diego, California and it's nothing like this, the police are ACTUALLY doing something here and helpful.

Since they don't get protection from police, maybe they should not pay tax. Or deduct the private security cost from the tax...

I love the role player dude “you should probably taze him” lmao

Get rid of Seattle's city council....they are happy about this

I hurts me to see Seattle have turned out to be a high crime City 😔 I lived up there as a kid in the early 90s it was nice then 🙄

The question is: How do we comeback from this, these cops aren't gonna return. They are GONE, we have to hire new officers or else Seattle is done... 😔

That is exactly how businesses in other countries protect their businesses and customers. They even have citiziens with private guards for themselves and children 24/7

Thanks for another Spotlight addition 🙌🏾

This is a Good show. Thanks I might subscribe.

Perfect, that's what Seattle needs!!!!!

its disturbing how just the presence of security or law enforcement draws the criminal element out to protect their turf. even more disturbing is that small towns are being plaqued the same way. local gas stations even public libraries in our dmall town, kendall wa have persons guarding those properties as their turf for whatever criminal intentions are on the menu for the day. many are from az, ca, las vegas etc. they are even in the way if the children using the library sàfely and try to màke coversation with them. its scary knowing the risk of abductiond, sex trafficking, narcotics etc. people from down south near the mexico border are way up here in our small town beside the canadian border

There’s the problem. You have a criminal on the street with a gun but is ok because he have never use it.

I grew up in LA in the 80s and left young . it took a while but it’s here

👍great report🕵

Maybe business's should pay for "private" security. And we as citizens deserve the right to protect ourselves, along with the police who we pay taxes for.

The result of “defund the police.”

This was so cool to watch. I’m in security. And wow I’m impressed with this security officer. Stay safe brother 🫡

If officers are paid more to be private security when they are off duty…..then why would they fight crime while they were on duty? So-weird how actual life works!

Sounds like South Africa.

If any of these people complaining wanted the police defunded i say let um be robbed, or vandalized. Let the open air drug market boom on there door step. They asked 4 it. Police need more funding and better training aswell as way for them to decompress

Didn’t even know there was Hoovers in Seattle. That’s crazy

For an officer, he failed in informing his security guards, deescalating the situation is the number 1 thing military and officers are trained to do.

My friend worked private security around SeaTac until he happened to run into a couple tweaker breaking into cars. Long story short after stealing his car, they tried to run him down, but settled for driving by and using the shotgun as a bat and his head as a ball. He lived but lost partial sight in one eye, migraines, nerve damage and PTSD.

Hey private security whatever works… give the money to the honest armed guards who wanna protect the city.

This clip hit me harder than the best stuff they're selling at Uncle Ike's

No way as a security officer should you get in between the gun and the person

Time to get that guard card it’s definitely plenty of work

In the interest of transparency, the vast majority of Amazon security personal are unarmed. The most they can do is call SPD and remove disruptive parties from the Amazon campus. The ONLY armed security personal are employed by SP+ in the position of traffic control located at each Amazon building underground parking lot exits and entrances. This is about 2 to 3 personal per building. They leave about 6 or 7pm during the weekday. The average age of those who are armed is likely 40+ or middle aged. Meanwhile all unarmed Amazon security personal are likely under 25 years of age. They are kids. I see this daily as I am a supervisor of a janitorial company that is contracted to service the 100+ Amazon building across downtown Seattle, SLU, and Bellevue. Daily I survey at least 25 Amazon buildings in the Seattle/Bellevue area for my janitorial duties. In the process I see how Amazon security goes about their day. To correct Fox's video, All Amazon buildings have 24/7 unarmed security regardless of executive presence. Rarely, when executives do visit they often have professional private sector security akin to their own secret service. In addition SEIU6 also represents all janitors contracted with Amazon. Fox News, previously operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group to my knowledge, is blowing the amount of Amazon security out of proportion. There is no Amazon security militia. There is merely a large watchful eye for the Amazon campus.

The same thing has happened here in Minneapolis. Go into Walgreens and you see armed guards. All the CVS here are gone, due to theft. The difference is we don't have open drug markets like that. That is really crazy. I don't think Minneapolis would allow that right downtown.

This crazy. How long have this been going on

This is what voting democrat gets you

I know where Jeremy DeWitte needs to move once he's out of prison. He would live for this shit. This just looks like a bunch of police impersonators who don't want to join SPD and get to run around detaining and questioning people until SPD actually shows up. Weird dynamic for sure.

Keeping our small town safe...we send the transients on to places like Seattle, San Francisco where they will find services and places to stay without being hassled.

i work in downtown Seattle by Westlake Center. i went to the Bartells by the monorail and as i was shopping, i saw a bum stealing and putting items into his pocket. i went and told a clerk and she said there is nothing they can do. they have to let them steal it. but she thanked me for letting her know. i was amazed. i hear about this all the time on tv/ internet but never seen it up close. i started to think, well if you are not going to stop the guy from stealing, then why do i have to pay for my items and i should be able to walk out without paying too.... well that following week they hired a huge security guy standing by the entrance.

Thats the training that cops need. “Just because there is a deadly weapon on the scene does not mean you need to use deadly force”

Wooo hooo Seattle!!!! jAyDolF and Sideshow Bob knows best they follow the science!!!! Let’s goooooooo Brandon

"He's been arrested before for waving a gun around at the inter section". And he still has a gun. I think I may have spotted the 'loophole'!

Politicians here are a joke.

I wonder if there are any family members of any of the "activists", working as "private protection"? I have a hunch we are dealing with "protection rackets"..

That guy on the bike with a gun between 8:00 and 10:00 is gonna end up killing someone someday if he hasn't already killed before.

Seattle makes more money than some states in the south, I would say they’re doing pretty fine for themselves!!!

I work private security down here in Texas for over 5 years (am an armed commission SO) and cannot stress how much commercial and residential properties rely on private security companies over local law enforcement. Not knocking the local LE Agencies one bit, but sometimes having your own personal armed guard at your place of business or residence already there ready to respond is a much greater comfort to people rather than having to sit and wait for an LEO to arrive on scene. Not to mention, security officers actually help LEOs a great deal, being able to handle and resolve issues in a number of areas in the private sector helps relieve police to handle more crucial roles in public safety.

I still remember the San Diego top dog transplant who screwed the pooch then went on camera to explain he had done it because "People didn't move here to..." Yeah, he didn't last long. So many continue in his forgettable shoes. This mess began when Reagan toss millions of people off of welfare, food stamps and medical with 6 days notice, thus beginning the modern homeless crisis. Which every city turned blind eyes to other than to bulk up the anti loitering laws and such to give cops the ability to arrest, then the trend of authority policing versus respect policing, met the reality of folk with very little to lose and even less hope for better. Those types don't respond to overbearing misuse of authority meekly and have nothing left to lose. But again, ignorance was bliss and when we can't ignore... blame it on those "who should do something" but did ya bother to vote, did ya advocate for change..? Seattle is liberal, but we are conservative in our liberalism. Once friendly Seattle is now know for Seattle freeze, everyone speculates and conjectures among the other transplants they meet, the whining posts bout how depressing the constant rebuffs and rejections are to a newcomer to such a gloomy place.... GAR! Our cops have sucked and created many of their own troubles by not keeping their house clean and in order. Too the ones who have left GOOD RIDDANCE! Our police force used to be worthy of respect, hopefully these COVID years have at least forced the blinders off, as well as clearing out the very type of authoritarianism overreach personalities within the force that are the same ones who wouldn't take the VAX but have every right to handcuff you, force u up against a wall and yell in your face from an inch away with spittle flying and why should that be not ok!??! Stop talking and start listening. The people described in THIS REPORT are NOT 'The Homeless'. These people described were; 1. 'The addicted' & 2. 'The mentally challenged' for both of these groups homelessness IS MERELY A SYMPTOM OF THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. Giving them a home will do nothing to help because they need different help that is no longer available. They will continue to lose homes until they get real help, or die. As long as you continue to ignore this truth, you will see no improvement. Continue to label everyone as simply 'homeless' instead of recognize the 3 groups currently identified as homeless to in fact have their own unique issues and by necessity therefore DIFFERENT APPROACHES for each of the types. Or the mass failure to make a dent that is the current norm, yeah that's just gonna really get much worse now that everyone is tryin to 'get back to normal' cause the tippin point has met the boiling point and the soft ones who make the choices but have never seen the reality have no idea how much pressure has beeb builing while the. Ity paused.

What a shame! Seattle is another beautiful city ruined by progressive politics. This also what happened to my favorite city in the world, San Francisco!

Next time I visit Seattle I'm not leaving Bainbridge Island.

Poverty is the mother of crime

This is what happens when you vote Democrat. Own it Seattle

Rent-a-cops patrolling? I doubt their clients contracts cover the public roadway.

Man I would love to role play these scenarios lol

that guy on olive way there. I seen him last year standing on them tables in front of that apartment by your suv. the guy with the dreads i seen him standing in the middle of the road yelling at cars there.

Seattle city council see Seattle police levels being at an historic low a good thing. Fewer police mean that criminals have a better chance of succeeding. Since a certain ethnic group are over represented in criminal activity with fewer police this will give that group a better chance of not getting caught and not going to prison.

It could turn into the City of Love. Huh, Jenny?

8:30 hes harmless 😂

this is what can make a place....livable.....anywhere...

So glad I moved out of this s hole

Just like Iraq and Afghanistan, where the government failed, private industry will thrive. We privatized miltary, now the police.

Thank the Seattle lawmakers for defunding the police and not giving a shit about the city or people of Seattle.

And that's why I could never do security or be a police officer. I don't have patience for that nonsense.

This security guard they ride along with is a clown. Imagine sitting in your car with your seatbelt on while a criminal with a gun is aggressively approaching your vehicle.

I’m against allowing these businesses hiring private security. They’re citizens of the city. They supported and protested to defund the police. Now that they did, the people who can afford get to feel safe? Nope. You get to suffer with the rest until you learn your lesson and start voting differently

Who the F! Want to be police officer this days in Blue city? People, media, politicians, judges, own boss don’t want to back them up when they need help.

Same shit down here in Tacoma and in federal Way

LOL they require more qualifications than actual police departments do

Seem like Seattle Washington is just on the map now , I from the eastcoast!!!!!

"You should probably tase him." lol.

This is ridiculous! We have one of the most educated places in the country and yet a completely nonfunctional government.