2012/08/15 Council Agenda Packet

1 calls were related to drugs. These contacts are documented in Exhibit 6, five of which are summarized below. 52.DD12-6616 — POSSIBLE DRUG LOITERING. On April 10, 2012, Sgt. Bosman was at the Best Inn to check on its progress toward abating unlawful drug and other nuisance activity. While there, Sgt. Bosman saw two people sitting in a vehicle who appeared to be very nervous. Sgt. Bosman approached and judged that both individuals were under the influence of drugs. He also watched them make quick furtive movements down by their feet. The two gave conflicting accounts of their purpose for being at the Best Inn. This behavior is indicative of drug loitering. He warned both of the consequences of drug loitering but did not feel he had probable cause to make an arrest. He arrested one of the individuals on a harassment warrant. 53.Employee Monitoring. Best Inn employee Peter Kim was on the property during this incident. He should have recognized two people sitting in a car with no apparent purpose for visiting the Best Inn as suspicious and called the police. As it happened the only reason police became involved in this incident was because Sgt. Bosman happened to be at the Best Inn for other reasons. 54.Video Surveillance. Surveillance equipment would have deterred the car from using the Best Inn for probable drug loitering activity and alerted employees to the suspicious activity. 55.Illumination. Better lighting of the Best Inn and parking lots would have eliminated the cover of darkness and deterred the car from using the Best Inn for probable drug loitering activity. 56.DD12 — 8545 — POSSIBLE DRUG USE AND DRUG DEALING. On May 7, 2012, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Officer Nathan Wallace was patrolling the Best Inn parking lot when he was flagged over by a Best Inn employee to assist with a problem in room 103. The guests were refusing to leave after their checkout time. Officer Wallace contacted the guests in room 103 and arrested one of the guests on a warrant. Officer Wallace also observed evidence of drug use scattered throughout the room, including a broken meth pipe, digital scales, and clear plastic baggies. 57.Do Not Rent List. An accurate and up-to-date "Do Not Rent" list may have prevented this incident and would prevent it in the future. Ms. Ahn did not add this guest to a "Do Not Rent" list until Sgt. Bosman provided Ms. Ahn an updated list in July 2012. 58.Employee Monitoring. Police involvement should not be limited to those instances where the police are already patrolling the property. The frequency of incidents that arise out of police initiated contact suggest that many other incidents are not reported. If employees called 911 on all suspicious activity it would send a clear message to the Best Inn's current guests. Employees should not wait for Everett police officers' proactive patrols of the Best Inn to ask for assistance. 20 :