Mayor Wilson directs $1.7 million to Seattle neighborhood supermarkets

Socialist mayor’s new answer to rampant retail crime ignites fury: ‘Bandage on a bullet wound’

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million initiative to fund grocery store security as retail theft, break-ins and vandalism threaten independent grocers.

Socialist mayor’s new answer to rampant retail crime ignites fury: ‘Bandage on a bullet wound’ - NEW YORK TIMES POST

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is rolling out city-funded security for grocery stores facing theft, break-ins and vandalism, fueling criticism that Seattle is spending taxpayer money to protect businesses from crime instead of doing enough to stop it in the first place. The socialist mayor announced the rollout [...]

Mayor Wilson directs $1.7 million to Seattle neighborhood supermarkets

(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million plan Sunday to help independent grocery stores boost business, stopping short of a campaign idea and previous city ideas that would have had Seattle operating supermarkets.

Seattle rolls out $1.7M grocery plan including security funding to thwart shoplifting — but will it reach Capitol Hill and the Central District?

(Image: Lam’s Seafood Asian Market) Seattle will spend $1.7 million in an effort to support grocery stores including a new Office of Economic Development program that will offer one-time facility and facade upgrade grants to grocers powered by Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design standards and Seattle Police Department crime data. The boost for “local neighborhood grocery stores” is a last minute rollout for Mayor Katie Wilson’s adminis…

Seattle says crime is down but launches $1M security fund for grocery stores plagued by theft

Seattle officials have repeatedly touted declining crime statistics, but Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration is now rolling out $1.7 million in assistance for neighborhood grocery stores — including taxpayer-funded security upgrades for supermarkets the city acknowledges are experiencing