Seattle Police arrest alleged ‘prolific car thief’ in White Center
If you saw Seattle Police in the area Thursday, might have been related to this case that just appeared on their SPD Blotter website:
Southwest Precinct officers arrested a prolific auto thief and recovered a bag full of suspected stolen credit cards Thursday after staking out a stolen car in White Center.
Police had been scouring the neighborhood for the man, who was wanted on warrants for theft and auto theft, when they found one of his stolen cars parked near SW 104th St and 1st Ave SW.
Officers staked out the stolen Honda and waited for the suspect, who soon pulled up in a white Mitsubishi, driven by a female accomplice.
The pair of suspects seemed to take notice of an officer working the stakeout, who drove away from the scene.
The suspects sped up to catch up to the officer’s car, but quickly circled back to the stolen car.
When the male suspect climbed into the stolen Honda, he quickly discovered officers had already disabled the vehicle.
Police moved in and arrested the suspect and the woman driving the Mitsubishi, and found a purse filled with suspected stolen credit and gift cards, drug paraphernalia and tools frequently used by burglars inside the car.
Officers booked the man into the King County Jail for auto theft and booked the woman for reckless driving and possession of stolen property.
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