The Brief
- A Ballard gym owner lost $10,000 in a 90-minute burglary after her malfunctioning cameras failed to trigger a police response under current city policy.
- Seattle Police only dispatch to alarms supported by video or eyewitnesses, a rule the owner is now calling on the city to change.
- The city’s Office of Economic Development pointed to a Storefront Repair Fund that offers up to $3,000 for damages, but the owner warns she cannot sustain another hit.
SEATTLE – A Ballard business owner is out thousands of dollars after someone forced their way inside.
The owner said she feels little support from the city or police.
FOX 13 Seattle talked with her about the issues she said allowed a burglar to spend more than an hour taking whatever they wanted.…