Town Hall highlights proactive crime fighting

Panelists present at the June 17 Council Town Hall Meeting.

Reducing Car Theft, Burglary, and Gang Activity

Sheriff, Prosecutor’s Office to join Council in exploring proactive crime fighting efforts

Please join the King County Council in Auburn for a special Town Hall Meeting:

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
6 p.m. – public reception
6:30 to 8:00 p.m. – program

Auburn Riverside HS Theater
501 Oravetz Road, Auburn

King County is working with police and prosecutors across the region on new and innovative approaches to keeping the public safe. Please join the King County Council, Sheriff Sue Rahr, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and several regional partners for a briefing and discussion on the Car Theft Initiative, Repeat Burglary Initiative, and gang initiative.

Rather than simply responding to individual incidents, these programs target systems of criminal activity. The Car Theft Initiative, for example, involves prosecutors and law enforcement agencies from across the region working together to identify and prosecute some of the most prolific car thieves in the state. CTI uses a tactical analysis center based in Redmond to study evidence patterns, distribute information, and win convictions. Between 2005 and 2008, the initiative helped reduce car theft by 53 percent.

Presenters will take questions from the audience and Councilmembers will take public testimony on any issue at the end of the program.

More about Town Halls

The County Council is a regional government committed to engaging King County residents in their local communities. Throughout the year, the Council holds local Town Hall Meetings on issues of public importance. Community members have the opportunity to meet Councilmembers, be briefed by local and regional experts, and provide public testimony.

Each Town Hall is a special meeting of the Council's Committee of the Whole (COW), the only standing committee on which all nine members serve. COW considers legislation and policy issues of interest to the entire council.