The Seattle Police Department is not interested in policing knifecrime within 4 blocks of a recent stabbing

In case someone else considers contacting the police for crazy knife shit, consider this: I called 911 to report a man throwing and kicking knives across the I90 bike trail at a tree on the south side of the Jose Rizal bridge (12th & Charles), which is ≈4 blocks from the recent stabbing at 12th & King. As I was on the phone with dispatch, I watched the guy drop kick a knife past an oncoming biker’s neck— close enough that the biker skidded to a stop next to me, only riding off after I let him know I was on the phone with 911. He mistakenly assumed there would be some kind of police response.

I received a message two hours later confirming the police finally showed up and couldn’t find anyone, which is not surprising considering I watched him walk back across the bridge 10 minutes after I called. What IS surprising is the impotent show of force from SPD on the other side of the bridge in response to the recent random stabbing, who couldn’t be assed to drive to the other side.