Hundreds of questions were sent in for the new Tacoma Police Chief to address.
TACOMA, Wash. — With only a few months under his belt, Tacoma’s new Chief of Police, Avery Moore, hopes the community starts to notice changes.
“What I want to do is lessen out victims, the less victims we have the better off the city,” said Chief Moore.
During a virtual townhall put on by the Tacoma Business Council Monday night, Moore said Tacoma saw a 43 percent decrease in crime in March compared to the month before. He said for the last few weeks the department has worked to have more of a presence on Tacoma’s streets. He also acknowledged the department, which would be fully staffed with a force of 362, is down about 55 officers.
“So, what can you do to make TPD a place where…
