Citing "Equipment security concerns," the United States Postal Service halted delivery service to roughly 900 residents in the 98118 zip code of Seattle for an entire week.
Seattle residents forced to wait in hour-long queues at local postal annex to pick up mail During the time when home mail service was paused in the 98118 zip code, affected residents were forced to go pick up their mail in person at the local postal annex.
As far as property crime, Seattle saw 44,408 recorded crimes, including 8,678 for burglary and 28,627 for larceny-theft - the highest numbers since 2008, the time of the last market crash.
Since being sworn into office in January 2022, Democrat Mayor Bruce Harrell has also had to grapple with Seattle's out-of-control homeless crisis, which includes a growing number of homeless encampments appearing throughout the city.
In 2022, Seattle dedicated $173 million towards dealing with its homeless crisis.
The number of homeless encampments in Seattle only continues to increase, jumping from 763 last May to 814 the following June.
Open-air drug markets have become the norm, particularly at the corner of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle, where drug users are regularly seen overdosing and where violent crime abounds.
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