during pursuit in Burien

A suspect eluding police in Burien March 19 managed to jump from his moving truck just moments before the vehicle plunged 100 feet down an embankment and landed on its roof.

The crash occurred during an early morning high-speed chase that started after sheriff's deputies were called to a home in White Center where two people were arguing. One of them had a weapon.

Sgt. Steve Lysaght said when deputies tried to stop one of the vehicles leaving the scene, a four-mile pursuit with speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour.

As the suspect sped up Southwest 128th Street, he failed to navigate a sharp turn and headed straight for a cliff. His truck smashed through two poles that served as a barrier and a fire hydrant.

The driver bailed out just before the car flew over the cliff.

The suspect was arrested for eluding police and a number of other charges.

SeaTac sting nets suspect

SeaTac police arrested a suspect and recovered over $7,000 in stolen equipment during a recent sting operation.

The sting was conducted after several cars were broken into at a SeaTac motel on March 6. Among the property stolen was welding equipment, tools, radios and navigational systems.

The ruse was set up when detectives subsequently located items from the theft being sold on various Internet sales sites.

Police are continuing their investigation.

Man exposes self, then flees

A 32-year-old woman was grabbed on her buttocks by a man who moments before had exposed himself to her and her two sons in Burien on March 14.

A King County Sheriff's sergeant reported that the incident occurred about 7:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of South 129th Street.

She was returning home from walking her dog at the time.

As she scooped up her 3-kyear-old son, she told the 9-year-old boy to run inside and get his dad.

The woman ran inside and called the sheriff's office, and the suspect ran down the street. Police were unable to locate him.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his 20s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall, around 140 pounds, and is skinny with a thin mustache and bushy eyebrows. He had very short black hair, almost to the point of being bald.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect or has any information on this crime is asked to call the sheriff's office at 206-296-3311 (24 hours) or 9-1-1.

Police find generator

Des Moines Police reported last week that they found a 5,000-watt Generac generator. To reclaim it, the owner must provide proof of ownership. Call 206-870-7622.