The appointed King County Sheriff instructed her deputies to ignore a Burien homeless encampment ban within 500 feet of vulnerable locations.
within 500 feet of locations with vulnerable populations, such as schools and parks. She did not inform city officials, leading the mayor to accuse her department of acting politically.
“I do not want any of you to find yourself in a situation where you are asked or expected to do something that could violate legally-established rights,” she wrote in an email. “I am directing you that we will not enforce this particular section of theSanctuary law protected illegal immigrant suspected in trooper’s death
“All criminal code violations, except for the public camping ordinance, should continue to be enforced as you go about your duties,” Cole-Tindall concluded in her email.“The sheriff’s office informed our office this morning about their decision to await a legal and constitutional review of the new ordinance,” wrote the executive’s office.
“Burien is concerned about an ongoing practice by the King County Sheriff’s Office to evade its responsibilities to the City of Burien due to internal and external factors that are not explicitly stated within the existing ILA: KCSO ‘policy;’ external political influence, as demonstrated through a letter authored by the office of the King County Executive that denied services described in the ILA ,” the city manager wrote.
“By and large, this looks like a way to essentially zone people out of the city entirely,” Moore told KIRO Newsradio.Update: It was originally written the sheriff’s office and executive’s office did not respond for comment. After the story was posted each sent a statement, as shared in this story.
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