Posted on 05/25/2021 12:26:47 PM PDT by Red Badger
This is what happens when you allow Democrats to rule your state — complete and utter lawlessness. For those not familiar with the State of Washington, it is like many Democrat-ruled states — they’ve taken over the big cities — like locusts — but the rural parts are quite conservative.
Here, from an upscale suburb of Seattle, about 45 minutes from the Democrat dystopia, depending on traffic, comes this CRAZY story that should not happen in a civilized country (emphasis added):
A multimillion-dollar home in Sammamish is at the center of an ongoing investigation, as squatters continue to break in and make the home their own.
“The amount of guns, drugs, etcetera that were confiscated out of that place are not for personal use or for any good reason,” Sammamish Police Chief Dan Pingrey said. “I totally recognize how frustrating it is for the neighborhood and it’s just as frustrating for us to be honest with you.”
The homeowner lives overseas, but a few people living locally help maintain the home with routine checkups. One of those workers stopped by the home and found 12 guns, bulletproof vests, more than 15,000 fentanyl pills, heroin, meth, and more than $40,000 in cash.
In other words, these were good, card-carrying Democrats.
One would think that the squatters would be arrested and that the key would be thrown away, right? I mean, this is a clear-cut case of property theft at worse and a violation of property rights at best, isn’t it? Well, not so much in this new era of “wokeness,” in which Democrats have all but completely abolished the rule of law, except when it applies to their political opponents:
The worker called 911 and police arrived on scene.
“As we were beginning to take a look at our next steps, an unlicensed motorcycle showed up with two people on it,” Pingrey said.
Neighbors identified the two people as the squatters and both were arrested for burglary, according to Pingrey. Both were out of jail within days and headed back to the home, bringing more people with them.
“After they were out of jail, we had a large group trying to get back into the house,” Pingrey said. “No one was supposed to be there. The homeowners were not allowing anyone to stay there.”
But that’s not all! The squatters were allowed to steal whatever goodies on the property they desired, apparently, including APPLIANCES!
Taking the advice of local prosecutors and lawyers, Pingrey said law enforcement is limited in what they can do. His frustrations hit a boiling point when the squatters demanded to be allowed to take property inside the home with them. Pingrey said, legally, his hands were tied and officers conducted a “civil standby.”
Pictures taken by a neighbor show police vehicles lined up on the street with officers watching, as the squatters filled a U-Haul truck with items inside. Another picture shows a garage full of appliances, including an ATM.
“We were not allowed to go in there with them and had to allow them to take this property out,” Pingrey said. “The person who had been illegally living there (was able) to come in and get what they stated was their property.”
Sammamish Police Chief Dan Pingrey assessed the horrible Democrat-caused disaster, saying “Somehow these squatters who are living in this residence have as much rights as the homeowner. And that’s very difficult for any of us to understand; It could happen again somewhere else and this is where people in communities really need to be diligent.”
The lesson: support and vote for those candidates who are anti-crime and who support property rights and other God-given rights.
Why would anyone report that they found $40K of cash?
Asking for a friend.
“the squatters filled a U-Haul truck...”
Problem: the thieves have become too comfortable.
Solution: take ownership of the house, move back, buy a gun, learn self-defense laws, clear the neighborhood and then sell.
Look for them to shorten the time limit on adverse possession. Right now it’s 10 years...
Easy Fix:
A Group of People closely Monitoring PUBLIC SERVANTS, Elected Officials and Police. As soon as Any of therm go on a long weekend or vacation, BRING THE SQUATTERS and GIVE THEM A LEASE for $1. These assholes that allowed this will have to EVICT them through court
That’s what you get for owning a house.
I’d feel threatened if I saw squatters in my house.
Communism, All private property is now public property in common and belongs to the general public for common good as they like. You can’t even defend it. You have to let them take it if they like.
They need to sue the county/state for their taxes back and set a precedent. If it is public property in common then let the public pay or do without the tax revenue.
Where can I view an ACTUAL eviction?
“We were not allowed to go in there with them
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The Police Chief said.
Just who allows and does not allow the Police Chief????
A blog posted as news.
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Just what is the defn of ‘news’?
Note you did not say ‘News’.
PS this IS News and news to me.
Glad to learn of it.
I’m ALL FOR THAT!!!
It's been moved to the blog section where it belongs.
Your Property Taxes are actually ‘RENT’..................... Always has been...................
Because they found $80k of cash?................
Yep... Absolutely.
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