Statement from Interim Chief Lund

As the region prepares to welcome members of the international community for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, I want to speak briefly on the hard work and dedication that the men and women of the Tukwila Police Department have put in over the past year in anticipation of these events. Preparation for events of this magnitude requires countless hours of planning, training and coordination with our public safety partners.

Over the past year, members of our department have been engaging in extensive planning, training and collaboration with our public safety partners to ensure the safety and security of our community and those attending viewing events and other FIFA World Cup events throughout the City of Tukwila over the next month. This training includes crowd management techniques, traffic control drills, mass transit security training, active shooter response drills, trauma medicine, public safety and incident command communication exercises and other large-scale crowd and critical incident-based training. The commitment demonstrated by our officers to all this planning and training over the past year is a reflection of their professionalism and their commitment to our public safety efforts to keep our Tukwila community and visitors to our city safe.

While the FIFA World Cup will bring unprecedented attention and activity to our region, our primary mission remains unchanged: protecting the people who live in, work in and visit Tukwila. As we are one of the few law enforcement agencies in the region that is at near fully deployable staffing levels, our officers will still be responding to 911 calls for service during these upcoming events, investigating crimes and proactively patrolling residential and business areas throughout the city to deter crime. 

We encourage everyone to enjoy the many events that the City of Tukwila has setup for the FIFA World Cup over the next month.