Police Blotter: Police Nab Two in Luther Burbank Car Prowl

Police are investigating two men arrested Sunday, March 20 for a car break-in at and possibly others. 

According to two unnamed witnesses, the pair allegedly broke into a Ford Escape parked in the south lot at Luther Burbank Park at around 1:40 p.m. and took several items from inside the car. The Seattle men, ages 25 and 26, then tried to leave the area in a green Geo Metro with another woman passenger when they were stopped by police.

Following a search of the vehicle and suspects, investigators found a "metal window punch tool" in the pocket of one of the men and a shard of auto glass lodged in his sweatshirt. A missing purse and other accessories were also found in their possession. The stolen items were later returned to a Maple Valley woman who owned the vehicle.

The two men were arrested on unrelated charges and held pending investigation of vehicle prowling.  

Saturday, March 12

(Vehicle Prowl) Several items were allegedly stolen from a Honda Pilot broken into at around 11 a.m. in front of a residence on the 4000 block of 78th Avenue SE. The owner, a 56-year-old Salem, Ore. woman, claimed someone had taken a computer case and a laptop computer inside.

Monday, March 14

(Informational Report) A 29-year-old Seattle woman jogging through at around 6:21 p.m. when she discovered a bag of "green organic material," suspecting it was marijuana. Police took the bag and placed it into evidence to be destroyed.

Wednesday, March 16

(Warrant Arrest) A police patrol stopped a Buick Le Sabre for a broken taillight at 9:08 p.m. on the 7800 block of North Mercer Way. Investigating officers discovered the Lynnwood resident, 45, was driving on a suspended license and a Mountlake Terrace arrest warrant. She was subsequently detained and transferred to Mountlake Terrace Police.

Thursday, March 17

(Harassment) Police re-arrested a resident of the for threatening another man following . The suspect, 49, allegedly threatened to kill another resident with a knife at 11:19 p.m. after damaging his room and smashing a dinner plate.

Friday, March 18

(Traffic Offenses) A police patrol pulled over a Subaru Forester on the eastbound on-ramp to Interstate 90 at 7:13 a.m. on suspicion of driving on a suspended license. The Seattle woman, 27, was arrested and later released to a friend.

Saturday, March 19

(Vandalism) Police were contacted at 12:26 a.m. by a man who witnessed two people jumping out of a sedan and "bashing mailboxes" on the 6100 block of West Mercer Way. A 51-year-old resident's mailbox was found damaged and the vehicle was last seen driving southbound on West Mercer Way.