Towne Center Car Prowls: Lakewood Police Make Arrests

LAKEWOOD, WA - Police believe they have arrested a suspect at the center of a rash of car prowls that have hit the city recently, in particular the area around the Towne Center shopping district.

On Monday morning, a Lakewood officer saw two women acting suspiciously in a parking lot near 100th Street and Bridgeport Way Southwest. The officer discovered that the car they were in was reported stolen out of Seattle.

After their arrest, the women told police that a 27-year-old man who was staying in a motel in Fife was responsible for the recent rash of car prowls in Lakewood - as many as 34 since Jan. 15. Police served a search warrant on the man's motel room on Monday night and recovered a large amount of stolen property.

Police recovered everything from full suitcases to what appear to be emergency medical kits.

In total, Lakewood police estimate that they have recovered property from some 60 victims throughout Pierce and King counties. The suspects are being held in jail, but Lakewood detectives are continuing to investigate the case.

Images via Lakewood police, Google Maps