COMPLAINT INFORMATION
What is your complaint?:
Per Online; The vacant building at 609 Federal Ave
E was re-secured earlier this afternoon. The second-
floor entry on the back of the building was boarded
up again. It seems though that the building was
occupied at the time of re-securement. We heard
thumping noises at 2:06 pm and called the SPD non-
emergency line. This quickly turned into an
emergency call to 911 five minutes later when I
observed two people attempting to lower
themselves down from a rope from the third story
window. A potentially fatal fall seemed likely onto the
pavement below.
Five SPD officers responded, engaged with
the four trespassers, and were able to safely did them
down with the help of a ladder provided by Seattle
Fire Ladder 10. The third story window remains open
to the elements and the four trespassers were sent on
their way. This is SPD incident #20-159279. We
are again requesting that this building be either
properly and finally secured or demolished as soon as
possible. This is a waste of our time, a continual safety
and nuisance issue for the neighborhood, and a waste
of time for the SPD and Seattle Fire. Their
resources should not be wasted having to address
the situations these unsecured and vacant
buildings continue to present.
Do you want your contact information to remain confidential?:
Yes
Would you like to know the results of the inspection?:
No