Today, March 18, at about 4:50 a.m., North Precinct officers responded to a call of a possible burglary inprogress inside a building in the 5400 Block of Leary Ave. N.W., according to a Seattle Police report.
Witnesses called 911 to report that a man was inside the building’s secure parking garage. Officers arrived and confronted two suspects inside the lobby.
The suspect’s fled from the scene, but were chased by the officers. One suspect was caught about a block away. The other suspect continued to run.
Officers set up containment and a K-9 unit was called in. Despite the quick response by officers, the second suspect remains at large.
The arrested suspect was later booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Burglary and Investigation of VUCSA (drugs). This remains an active and on-going investigation.