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Redmond police report declines in several crime categories, warn of a wave of jewelry thefts targeting South Asian residents
Summary
Quarterly data showed calls down roughly 5%, arrests up about 2.6%, and property and violent crime down about 5.2% year-to-date. Chief Lowe warned of a pattern of jewelry thefts targeting the East Indian/South Asian community (18 incidents locally, 68 regionally) and described arrests tied to recent armed robberies and burglaries.
Chief Lowe presented a quarterly police activity report at the Oct. 15 committee meeting, saying calls for service were down just under 5% year-to-date and arrests were up about 2.6%. He said auto thefts were down just over 1% while property crime and violent crime were each down about 5.2% year-to-date.
Lowe said the department's drone-as-first-responder program had exceeded 400 flights by mid-October and that staff plan to bring a contract for the program after…
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