Crime & Safety
Edmonds Burglar Caught Hiding In House He Burglarized: Police
Edmonds police are crediting local residents for spotting the burglar.
EDMONDS, WA - Edmonds police are crediting alert neighbors in the Seaview neighborhood for helping officers catch a burglary suspect. The incident happened Monday afternoon in Northeast Edmonds near Lynnwood.
According to police, neighbors reported the suspect to police. Officers from Edmonds and Lynnwood searched the area. They eventually found the suspect hiding in home he had already burglarized.
He was taken to jail, and had an outstanding felony warrant for - surprise - burglary.
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Alert neighbors led officers to this suspicious suspect in the Seaview area. He fled & officers found him hiding in a occupied house he had burglarized during his escape. He had a felony warrant for...Burglary. Thanks to @LynnwoodPD for the assist. (JM) pic.twitter.com/lInOr5zMQb
— Edmonds Police (@EdmondsPolice) August 27, 2018
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