press release:

SeaTac- Burien detectives located a stolen turquoise 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible vehicle last night after serving a search warrant at a house in SeaTac. The car had been featured on the news after it was stolen on September 23rd from a Burien auto shop.

On Monday, October 29th, detectives received information that the suspect was attempting to trade the stolen car for another classic car that was for listed for sale in Colorado on the internet. The suspect texted the man in Colorado, who had the classic Impala listed for sale, asking if he was interested in a trade.

The Colorado man received a text picture of the stolen Bel Air and became suspicious because of the cars value. The man searched the internet in Seattle for information and found a news article about the stolen car. He immediately called the Burien City Garage where the car was stolen from.

The shop owner passed the information on to detectives who began an investigation into the matter. By Wednesday, detectives had enough information to obtain a search warrant to search a garage in the 17300 block of 33 Ave S in SeaTac.

The search warrant was served around 7pm and detectives located the stolen car inside the garage. The car appeared to be in good condition.

The suspect, a 33 year old Tuwila man, was arrested and booked into the King County Jail.