Remember the woman in Tacoma with the active TB? She's still untreated.

[thewayne]

She has been "eluding" police and not responding to orders to turn herself in. Her attorney and family are not cooperating. She was under police surveillance apparently, but for some reason they didn't arrest her.

So for over three months now, she's been riding public transit, going to a casino, and who knows what else.

According to the World Health Organization, in 2021 tuberculosis killed 1.6 MILLION people worldwide.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/05/fugitive-with-untreated-tuberculosis-continues-to-stump-law-enforcement/

Comments

[silveradept]

Amazing how the police can't catch someone who is a public health hazard, instead choosing to focus their attentions on something else. Can't be they're under-resourced or somehow have a staffing shortage, since I'm pretty sure the Tacoma cops could ask for whatever they wanted in the budget and get it without any serious questions being asked. I have to wonder what they believe is more important than handling this case - maybe harassing someone for not showing them proper deference on the streets?

Feh. Maybe once they've caught and treated the woman, we'll find out the real reasons why nobody was able to find her or bring her in.

[thewayne]

They could easily call in County or State backup.  There's no reason they couldn't get enough manpower to resolve this and get her into a negative-pressure lockup.