Seattle Police say they are 'puzzled' over comments made by Seattle City Councilmember SPD respond to crime in Pioneer Square Business owners in Seattle's Pioneer Square say business has been hit hard due to ongoing crime surrounding tent communities. SEATTLE - Seattle Police confiscated many drugs and weapons this week; it’s hard not to take notice. More than a dozen people were arrested in three different raids, much of the activity occurring in tent communities. "Homelessness can happen to anybody; the additional criminal element makes it completely out of hand," Pioneer Square business owner Laura Zeck said. Long before the raids dismantled the criminal enterprise hiding under some of the tents, three Pioneer Square business owners Q13 News met throughout the week say they have been begging for months and months for an intervention.