Loading ...‘They are keeping me hostage.’ Homeless, Tacoma advocacy group occupy Fife motel
A homeless advocacy group is occupying a Fife motel without pay, and city police are looking to cooperate with them to find shelter.
Tacoma Housing Now booked 16 rooms at the Fife Travelodge Motel at 3518 Pacific Hwy. E on Thursday, motel manager Shawn Randhawa said.
After paying for the initial night, the occupants have refused to pay or leave for four days.
“I’m just devastated,” he told The News Tribune. “Because of the protest, I have nothing else. I was barely getting through this pandemic, and now this. This Christmas, the Grinch came.”
Fife Police Chief Pete Fisher said the group is trespassing. Rather than use force to remove the people, he wants to work with the organization.
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