Seattle’s creative community faces a surge of thefts, with videographers losing expensive equipment and feeling unsupported by police and Washington policymakers.
SEATTLE — Videographers and production studio owners in Seattle say they are being repeatedly targeted by thieves stealing high-value camera equipment, prompting some to arm themselves and even sleep inside their workplaces to prevent break-ins. The incidents, reported in neighborhoods including Interbay, have resulted in tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses and growing frustration over response times and resources.
Derek Klein, owner of Olympic Studios, said his business was hit in a March 10 break-in captured on surveillance video showing masked suspects
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