Residents raise police-response and public-safety concerns; deputy chief says trespass notice issued and open‑air enforcement ongoing

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During public comment at the July 15 council meeting several residents described negative interactions with police, concerns about open drug use and business disruptions; Deputy Chief Casey Jones said the department issued a trespass notice to allow arrests on a problem property and reported 34 open‑air drug citations in June.

Multiple residents used the July 15 Federal Way City Council public‑comment period to describe personal encounters they said showed shortcomings in police response; Deputy Chief Casey Jones responded at the meeting with operational clarifications, a trespass notice update and enforcement statistics.

Those exchanges matter to public trust and to how city and police resources are applied to homelessness, open‑air drug use and repeat nuisance behavior that affects businesses and vulnerable residents.

Kieran Hughes told the council they had experienced poor treatment while reporting threats and later said officers who responded to rescue a pair of ducklings were more interested in enforcement of parking and lecturing than assisting. “The officer who took my report went out of his way to misgender me,” Hughes said. “I needed…

Residents raise police-response and public-safety concerns; deputy chief says trespass notice issued and open‑air enforcement ongoing

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