If the city council is so interested in the police department doing community outreach, they should be part of the solution and put their money where their mouth is and fund a civilian police community outreach liaison. There is a statewide shortage of police officers and Tumwater Police have rightfully placed a priority on recruitment of officers so citizens have someone answering 911 calls and the department is properly staffed. Outreach is clearly secondary. The city is spending who know how many tens of thousands in legal fees for the Mayor's overzealous pursuit to destroy the 400 year old Garry Oak tree, that is literally the city's priority right now. The city council wants to prioritize police department outreach? Get your checkbook out and pay for it and give Chief Weiks the tools he needs.
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