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Police brief: most reported simple assaults were inside two DSHS facilities, city told
Summary
A police/sheriff representative told council that two Department of Social and Health Services facilities accounted for a majority of Medical Lake—s reported simple assaults this year, and described steps to coordinate with Eastern State Hospital security.
A representative from the sheriff's office presented Medical Lake—s October crime statistics and told councilors that a notable share of reported assaults occurred inside two Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) facilities.
"When you flip back to page 2, the total, aggravated assaults for Medical Lake in 2025 were 4. So only 2 of those happened outside the facilities. 80 total within…
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