In The News – Seattle

Jan 13, 2025 –  KING 5 News Video

‘Our lives depend on your decision’: Metro drivers urge immediate action on safety

“King County Metro transit operators demanded better security measures during a special meeting with the King County Council on Monday, following the recent murder of a Metro driver. ”

“The meeting was held less than a month after the fatal stabbing of operator Shawn Yim by a passenger on Dec. 18.”

“People come from doing their drugs and walk into the bus, and either fall asleep or create an issue,” said Jeff Millman, another operator who described the challenges of working the night shift.

“The Amalgamated Transit Union, representing the operators, called for immediate changes, including fully enclosed operator compartments on buses.”

In The News – Port Angeles

By Paula Hunt Olympic Peninsula News Group July 10, 2024

Transit approves Narcan at center

“The Clallam Transit board approved the Clallam County Department of Health and Human Services placing a Narcan dispenser at Gateway Transit Center in Port Angeles.”

“Clallam County has one of the highest per capita rates of drug overdoses in the state, and the big shift from heroin to fentanyl played a part in that, Sims said.”

“We need the Narcan with fentanyl because it is cheap and it’s not carefully manufactured, so what you think is a dose of fentanyl is a lot stronger,” Sims said.

“Transit workers have strenuously objected to the availability of free Narcan at the Gateway Transit Center. Those who spoke Wednesday said it will attract more vandalism, crime and people with substance and mental health disorders to an area that has become more difficult to maintain since the transit system’s no-fare policy went into effect on Jan. 1.”

“While bus drivers and maintenance workers were not unsympathetic to individuals struggling with mental illness and substance abuse, Rick Burton, the union representative for Amalgamated Transit Union Local 587, who also is a non-voting member of the board, said Clallam Transit is a transportation agency, not a social service agency.”

Welcome Home Troops

Thanks for doing time/risking your ass in Iraq and Afghanistan, working to keep a post 911 USA safe & secure.

Don’t worry-The Super Bowl and public affairs will be safe:

Background – Port Angeles CBP

Unlike many cities of its size, Port Angeles maintains a significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence.

Newspeople have a long history of not asking questions in this area.

A new Port Angeles USBP Station opened more than a decade ago. Has the new station been able to prevent cartel drugs from entering the Olympic Peninsula?

Newspeople remain silent.

After a Port Angeles CBP buildup that took place more than a decade ago, is there any follow up made by the press to inform the public on whatever results have been achieved?

If you run a government operation-these are the reporters you want to see on interview day:

2024:

With a significant Homeland Security/CBP/Border Patrol presence at Port Angeles:

“Clallam County has one of the highest per capita rates of drug overdoses in the state…”

From 2019:

KING 5 News:

Over $900,000 in state grants help Clallam County fight opioid crisis

Were Clallam County drug overdose death numbers higher before the US Dept. of Homeland Security was established (2002) or are the numbers higher with a $51.6 billion (every 12 months) US Dept. of Homeland Security in place? This giant federal agency now has more than two decades of experience and lessons learned in working to prevent cartel product from entering the US. More overdose deaths now, or before DHS?

Look for newspeople to ask zero questions in this area.

When is the last time the Port Angeles Border Patrol made an arrest of any kind?

When is the last time the Port Angeles Border Patrol made an arrest linked in any way to the US/Canada border?

Has massing US Border Patrol agents at the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca played any role in reducing Clallam County drug overdose numbers?

Have opioid lawsuits played any role in improving the situation?

How do cartels react to opioid lawsuits?

Are passports/enhanced/REAL IDs effective in keeping cartel drugs out of the US?

Standard driver’s licenses have not been accepted at the border since 2009.

Operation Macho Swagger

When is the last time the Port Angeles Border Patrol made any seizure that kept any amount of fentanyl, heroin or any opioid from entering Clallam County?

Fast boats put agents in close distance with ‘bad guys’ on the watery border

Newspeople play the role of federal public affairs personnel during Operation Macho Swagger– a ride-along to let us know what is being done to keep the southern edge of the Strait of Juan de Fuca safe from B.C. incursions.

What role do 1,200-horsepower Border Patrol Interceptor boats play in keeping opioids of any kind away from Port Angeles?

Operation Macho Swagger & Port Angeles Heroin

 

Related:

Kitsap/Clallam Opioid Overdose News

More Homeland Security – More Puget Sound Drugs?

Sound Publishing And Black Press Media

Over in Island County

Has the Island County Homeland Security-funded patrol boat been involved in any arrest or seizure related in any way to the US/Canada border?

Newspeople remain silent.

Whidbey Homeland Security Grant Money- Newspeople Remain Silent