Seattle law enforcement officials arrested a 34-year-old man for Residential Housebreaking within the Lake Metropolis neighborhood final evening.
On Dec. 9 at about 11:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to an in-progress housebreaking within the 10700 block of Exeter Avenue Northeast. In accordance with the police report, “nobody was alleged to be inside the home,” and “the indoor digicam’s had a number of movement journey alerts of a suspect inside.”
Patrol officers, together with a police K9 workforce, arrived and arrange safety perimeter across the residence. A short while later, police noticed the suspect run from the house and chased after him. He was arrested with out incident.
The suspect denied breaking into the sufferer’s empty home. But, officers reviewed video surveillance footage, and noticed him inside the home, getting into by way of a rear window. No one was inside when the suspect broke in.
The suspect, who had a nationwide felony warrant for his arrest, is a beforehand convicted felon for property crimes. He’s additionally on Division of Corrections supervision and is prohibited from partaking in prison exercise.
Police booked the suspect into the King County Jail. Detectives within the Normal Investigations Unit are assigned to this case.
With simply 15 days left till Christmas, the suspect is anticipated to be on Santa’s naughty checklist this yr.
The Seattle Police Division’s web site gives ideas for House Safety and Housebreaking Prevention. The one individuals inside your house this vacation season ought to be household, associates, and Jolly Outdated Saint Nick.
Incident Quantity: 2025-360925
