A 19-year-old man was arrested after he tried to break into a Crown Hill pot shop.
Seattle police arrested a 19-year-old man after he attempted to break into a Crown Hill marijuana shop and led police on a 90-minute chase through the neighborhood.
On the morning of April 1 officers were dispatched to a pot shop at Northwest 85th Street and Third Avenue Northwest. Neighbors reported they saw a masked man and heard loud repetitive noises.
Before police arrived, the suspect noticed neighbors watching him and fled.
Officers searched the area and noticed the suspect near a van on Northwest 87th Street and 17th Northwest Avenue. He had taken off his mask. The suspect saw police and sprinted away.
From there the suspect ran from police. He hid in yards and hopped fences. For 90 minutes the suspect evaded officers and the K9s, Ziva and Jaeger.
Finally, officers arrested the tired and shirtless suspect near Northwest 83rd Street and 12th Avenue Northwest. Officer Brandon Craig apprehended the suspect.
Police booked the suspect at King County Jail for burglary charges. Officers seized the suspect’s van, which they discovered had a towrope attached to the hitch. Police believe the suspect used the rigging to pull down a gate at the cannabis shop.