Police Blotter week of 8-1-16
Two arrested for stealing van
Officers arrested two men and recovered a stolen van after responding to a report of a disturbance in the Highland Park neighborhood on Thurs. evening, July 28.
Police received a report of a two males yelling at passersby from the inside of a white van driving in the area of 7th Avenue S.W. and S.W. Elmgrove Street. Officers ran the license plate and discovered that the vehicle had been reported stolen.
Officers found the van in an alley on the 700 block of S.W. Kenyon Street. As they examined the vehicle, a man approached them, asking questions about the vehicle. At that point, the officers realized that this wasn’t a helpful neighbor but in fact, the man was the driver of the stolen van. They then found a second suspect hiding in some bushes in a nearby driveway. The accomplice had several warrants for his arrest.
Officers also found about four grams of methamphetamine and 18 unidentified pills in the van, which was impounded. The two suspects, ages 23 and 24, were later booked into the King County Jail. Detectives are still following up on the investigation.
