Suspected arsonist/thief foiled by owner caught, chilled, thrown in the cooler
Suspected arsonist/thief foiled by owner caught, chilled, thrown in the cooler
Seattle Police and Fire Dept. members transported a suspected arsonist/thief up the ramp to a waiting aid car after he was allegedly caught setting fire to a covered slip and after being confronted, dove in the water where he became hypothermic.
photo courtesy of Nancy Yee- EHSI
Wed, 03/22/2017
A suspected arsonist/burglar was caught at Harbor Marina on Harbor Island on March 22.
According to the police the suspect arrived in a kayak and attempted to start a fire at one of the covered slips.
The owner of the slip saw him and they got in a fight and was pepper sprayed.
The police were called and the suspect tried to elude the police by diving under the dock and got his clothing stuck under the dock. The fire department had to cut the flooring of the dock to get him out.
According to the police he was hypothermic but alive and was taken away in an aid car.
