Seattle cops arrested a 48-year-old felon with energetic felony warrants after breaking right into a secure with a crowbar, taking a gun, and operating from the cops.
On Feb.16, at about 1:50 p.m., patrol officers responded to a weapons name close to East Denny Method and twentieth Avenue. The caller noticed a person break right into a discarded secure in an alleyway and take away a handgun from within it. The person, armed with a crowbar, a hammer, and now a gun shortly left the world.
Whereas officers searched the neighborhood, they noticed the person strolling close by. When ordered to cease, he took off operating from the cops. In the course of the foot chase, the suspect ditched his backpack proper earlier than officers arrested him.
Police recovered the backpack and located the gun inside. Officers additionally recovered Marijuana and Methamphetamine through the arrest.
Officers found that the suspect, a convicted felon for a violent offense, is on Division of Corrections (DOC) supervision with a felony warrant for Escape neighborhood custody. He’s prohibited from possessing firearms and managed substances.
Police discovered an extra $7,500 felony warrant for the suspect for Theft of a motorcar.
Officers booked the suspect into King County Jail for Obstructing a public officer, Illegal possession of a firearm, and his warrants.
Detectives within the Gun Violence Discount Unit are assigned to this case.
Incident Quantity: 2026-45554
