{"id":1130600,"date":"2021-12-18T13:14:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130600"},"modified":"2021-12-18T13:14:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T18:14:02","slug":"seattle-police-crisis-one-emergency-event-away-from-a-serious-catastrophe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-police-crisis-one-emergency-event-away-from-a-serious-catastrophe\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Police Crisis: \u2018One Emergency Event Away From A Serious Catastrophe\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fseattle-police-crisis-one-emergency-event-away-from-a-serious-catastrophe%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1130600&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Seattle Police Department is facing a crisis. Low staff due to the \u201cBlue Flu,\u201d extended leave, and officers removed from duty have caused a staffing crisis that threatens the city\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative radio host Jason Rantz <a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3279670\/rantz-seattle-police-unavailable-staffing-catastrophe\/\">reported<\/a> this week that the SPD\u2019s \u201cUnavailable\u201d list, which includes officers who \u201care on extended leave and cannot be deployed\u201d has grown \u201cconsiderably\u201d as of December 10. Officers on the list have been absent for at least 14 days.<\/p>\n<p>Rantz reported that the SPD is also struggling to fill vacant patrol slots and is currently below minimum staffing. Rantz noted that every precinct in every district is facing a shortage of officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe HR Unavailable list was at 126 on Oct. 20, two days after the COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline passed and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan pulled nearly 100 officers from duty,\u201d Rantz reported. \u201cNow, the HR Unavailable list has ballooned to 155, according to an SPD source. This is on top of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3176828\/rantz-150-seattle-cops-herbold-cut-budget\/\">335 exodus of officers<\/a>&nbsp;since 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe list includes illness, disability, and maternity and paternity leave. But officers burning accrued vacation or sick time will also appear on the list. It\u2019s a move an officer typically takes before separating from the department. The SPD will likely see several separations before the end of the year,\u201d Rantz continued. \u201cMany of the officers that are out of service come from patrol. It\u2019s causing a staffing crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan told Rantz that the list had \u201cexplode[d]\u201d recently.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen that list explode since the riots due to a lot of the injuries, of people not being able to get surgeries scheduled on time because of the pandemic, and a number of [other] factors,\u201d Solan said. \u201cThe political environment we\u2019re in \u2026 created a situation in our community that we don\u2019t have enough cops. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Solan went on to say that the \u201ccity cannot hire enough people to solidify the vacancies and the continued vacancies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat, to me, is alarming. Not just because we\u2019re losing members. But it\u2019s creating a working condition issue. Every watch, every shift, every precinct. That creates a safety concern for the cops who were just answering that basic 911 call. Are there going to be enough people to back each other up in terms of creating a safe, to a degree, a safe call?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>An SPD spokesperson acknowledged the staffing issue, but said they could not comment further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot speaking to any numbers, but every officer that is on that list is an officer that isn\u2019t available to answer 911 calls and can add to the response time for any call,\u201d the spokesperson told Rantz. \u201cAs we have stated in the recent past, the SPD remains in a staffing shortage, and we continue to need additional people. This reason is why we continue to advertise for new recruits as well as ask for additional funding from the city council.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Police Department is facing a crisis. Low staff due to the \u201cBlue Flu,\u201d extended leave, and officers removed from duty have caused a staffing crisis that threatens the city\u2019s safety.Conservative radio host Jason Rantz reported this week that the SPD\u2019s \u201cUnavailable\u201d list, which includes officers who \u201care on extended leave and cannot be deployed\u201d has grown \u201cconsiderably\u201d as of December 10. Officers on the list have been absent for at least 14 days.Rantz reported that the SPD is also struggling to fill vacant patrol slots and is currently below minimum staffing. Rantz noted that every precinct in every district is facing a shortage of officers.\u201cThe HR Unavailable list was at 126 on Oct. 20, two days after the COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline passed and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan pulled nearly 100 officers from duty,\u201d Rantz reported. \u201cNow, the HR Unavailable list has ballooned to 155, according to an SPD source. This is on top of the\u00a0335 exodus of officers\u00a0since 2020.\u201d\u201cThe list includes illness, disability, and maternity and paternity leave. But officers burning accrued vacation or sick time will also appear on the list. It\u2019s a move an officer typically takes before separating from the department. The SPD will likely see several separations before the end of the year,\u201d Rantz continued. \u201cMany of the officers that are out of service come from patrol. It\u2019s causing a staffing crisis.\u201dSeattle Police Officers Guild President Mike Solan told Rantz that the list had \u201cexplode[d]\u201d recently.\u201cWe\u2019ve seen that list explode since the riots due to a lot of the injuries, of people not being able to get surgeries scheduled on time because of the pandemic, and a number of [other] factors,\u201d Solan said. \u201cThe political environment we\u2019re in \u2026 created a situation in our community that we don\u2019t have enough cops. Period.\u201dSolan went on to say that the \u201ccity cannot hire enough people to solidify the vacancies and the continued vacancies.\u201d\u201cThat, to me, is alarming. Not just because we\u2019re losing members. But it\u2019s creating a working condition issue. Every watch, every shift, every precinct. That creates a safety concern for the cops who were just answering that basic 911 call. Are there going to be enough people to back each other up in terms of creating a safe, to a degree, a safe call?\u201d he added.An SPD spokesperson acknowledged the staffing issue, but said they could not comment further.\u201cNot speaking to any numbers, but every officer that is on that list is an officer that isn\u2019t available to answer 911 calls and can add to the response time for any call,\u201d the spokesperson told Rantz. \u201cAs we have stated in the recent past, the SPD remains in a staffing shortage, and we continue to need additional people. This reason is why we continue to advertise for new recruits as well as ask for additional funding from the city council.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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