Last month I described how legislative inaction after the “Blake Decision” has been tragically killing more King County residents every day, as the rate of fentanyl overdoses grows exponentially, and drug trafficking has become harder to control. This week Renton Police Chief Jon Schuldt made an appeal to Renton residents to encourage our legislators to take action on this life-and-death issue.
Below is Chief Schuldt’s statement:
A police department’s purpose is to ensure the safety and health of our community. Seems like an easy enough objective, but the reality is that we are struggling, not as a police department, but as a community to reach this goal. Our opposition: current legislation and the negative effect it has had on our ability to disrupt the cycle of drug addiction.
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