A Seattle restaurant owner is voicing his despair over the city's response to crime after his business experienced its 23rd break-in amid the fallout from the "defund the police" movement that began three years ago. The string of burglaries has left him with a stark sentiment: "I have lost all faith in the city of Seattle, SPD, Council members, and state elected officials," he said in a statement obtained by the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH.
Exasperated, the beleaguered restaurateur has chosen to remain anonymous, a decision driven by the fear that activists might specifically target him after he faced a barrage of negative Yelp reviews for previously speaking out about the crime issue in Seattle, reported MyNorthwest. The latest instance of vandalism, captured on surveillance footage from February 3, shows the brazen burglar spending around ten minutes to break through the glass door before leaving the entrance "violently dismantled," details shared with conservative radio host Jason Rantz revealed.
The restaurant owner's plight highlights a broader concern among Seattle's business community, where the discontent with city leadership is rising in the face of repeated property crimes. Not just an isolated incident, the recurring break-ins at this establishment are indicative of a grim trend that has persisted since the onset of legislative efforts to strip funding from law enforcement.
In a detailed account provided to the New York Post, the owner lamented that despite so many instances of forced entry, often nothing was stolen, adding a layer of senselessness to the destruction. This latest intrusion has seemingly pushed him to openly renounce any remaining confidence in the ability of city officials to adequately address and resolve the ongoing crime wave affecting local businesses.
