{"id":3960713,"date":"2024-05-21T09:41:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/?p=3960713"},"modified":"2024-05-21T09:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T16:41:06","slug":"tacoma-businesses-playing-loud-music-discourage-loiterers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynorthwest.com\/3960713\/tacoma-businesses-playing-loud-music-discourage-loiterers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tacoma businesses playing loud music to discourage loiterers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TACOMA, Wash. \u2014 As part of efforts to keep transients away and discourage people from loitering, two Walgreens locations and a 7-11 in Tacoma have resorted to playing loud music through an outdoor speaker system.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;William Tell overture, circus, big top what you expect to hear at the circus, Count Dracula organs, and then there\u2019s one more I don\u2019t remember the name of,\u201d Michael Deibert, who lives in the complex next to the Walgreens on Pacific and 84th, said. \u201cI could have my headphones on music playing and I can hear that through the walls over my headphones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walgreens sent KIRO 7 a statement about the loud music it plays at these locations: \u201cThe safety of our patients, customers, and team members is our priority. This Walgreens participates in a program designed to discourage loitering by playing music at select times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>KIRO 7 spoke to some of the people staying in an encampment behind one of the Walgreens locations. The people staying there said they have no intention of leaving.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They play Beethoven all day,\u201d one of the men said. \u201cJust block it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiro7.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow this link to read additional stories from KIRO 7<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A 7-11 is also using the same strategy to keep transients away. However, neighbors say the noise is more of a nuisance to them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All day long! It goes throughout the night,\u201d Alicia Ratterree said. \u201cI know what it\u2019s for and I don\u2019t necessarily stand for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The City of Tacoma sent KIRO 7 more than a dozen noise complaints that have been filed between the three locations. So far, only one has been issued a citation by the Neighborhood and Community Code Enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Tacoma Police said citations like this do not fall under police jurisdiction and are typically issued by code enforcement. TPD said they are actively working on a resolution for these complaints because callers are being put through a revolving door without any tangible solutions or changes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re exploring the option of moving, but we\u2019ve been talking about it for the last year between having to deal with the music, the transients,\u201d Deibert said.<\/p>\n<p>KIRO 7 is still waiting to hear back from 7-11 for comment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiro7.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow this link to read additional stories from KIRO 7<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr 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