Call it the December (Lack of) Crime Report

Porch Pirate nabbed and not a single stolen car reported in Lake Stevens... elsewhere Sheriff Adam Fortney emphasizes internal affairs and badge cam investments in his latest address

As almost all of Seattle south of Montlake continues to resemble a fentanyl zombie apocalypse (been to Pacific Place recently?) and as the West Coast’s former leading cities battle plummeting commercial values and occupancy rates (San Francisco, Portland) and crisis levels in crime, fentanyl addiction and homelessness (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles)…

…2022 continued to be another extremely safe year to live in Lake Stevens, despite the fact that the blossoming lakeside community continues to grow at a pace unmatched by any small or midsize city in the state.

With over 42,000 residents now living within City borders and over 100,000 residents within a 3 mile concentric circle…