Politics & Government

King County Sheriff's Office Launches On-Line Reporting

New program includes Shoreline.

The King County Sheriff's Office has launched on-line reporting for a variety of crimes, suspicious circumstances, and traffic complaints.  

 The service is available to citizens living in unincorporated King County, as well as the 12 communities that contract for police services from the Sheriff's Office, including all of Shoreline.  That's over 500,000 people.

However, citizens who still want “human contact” can do so by telephoning the Sheriff's Office Communications Center at (206) 296-3311. A deputy will come to the door if preferred. For all emergencies people should still dial 911.

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“This new reporting system was developed for the convenience of folks who may not want to call in or wait for a deputy”, said Sheriff Sue Rahr. “It just gives citizens another option”, she added. Due to budget cutbacks, wait times for deputies in unincorporated King County have increased for incidents that are not emergent, Rahr said. 

In addition, the new program allows crime victims to print a copy of their report which can be sent to their insurance company, if needed.

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 Some of the many crimes that can be reported through the Sheriff's Office web site include vandalism, car prowls, thefts from vehicles or yards, identity theft, nuisance phone calls, as well as thefts of mail and bicycles. Burglaries and car thefts still require a visit from a deputy, but follow-up information after the initial report can be sent via the new system. 

 Reports of abandoned vehicles, suspicious activity, narcotic activity, and chronic traffic problems such as neighborhood speeding can be reported using the on-line system.

 The link to view the complete list of what can be reported and other criteria is atwww.ReportToSheriff.org.

On-line reporting and resource information is also available in Cambodian, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. By calling the Sheriff's Communication Center, callers can be linked with a live translator for other languages.  


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