Crime & Safety

Deputies Seek Man Who Tried To Break Into Frederickson Home

Deputies said a man tried to kick down the door while two teens were home.

Deputies say the suspect hopped into an SUV after attempting to break into a Frederickson home last week.
Deputies say the suspect hopped into an SUV after attempting to break into a Frederickson home last week. (Pierce County Sheriff's Department)

FREDERICKSON, WA — Two teenagers awoke to the sound of a man trying to kick down their front door last Monday, according to Pierce County investigators. The teens told deputies they saw a man trying to tamper with the locks and walking around the property. Deputies said one of the teens confronted the man, who ran off and hopped in a vehicle with two other men inside.

The suspect was described as a black man in his 20s, 6-feet tall with a medium build and braids pulled into a ponytail. Investigators released two images of the SUV captured on a nearby camera. Anyone with information is asked to call property crime investigators at 253-798-3278.

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