An hour later, suspect arrested only 1 block from burglary
SEATTLE -- Despite having an hour head start on police following an early morning burglar at Joe's Mart downtown, the suspect was only able to get a block away before he was arrested, according to the Seattle Police Department.
According to police, the man used a cinder block to break the glass door out of Joe's Mart at Second and Pike around 4 a.m. Friday.
With the store's alarm sounding, the man took about 15 seconds to grab some cigarettes from behind the counter and take off, according to police.
An officer arrived on the scene and spent an hour waiting for the store's owner and reviewing surveillance footage, which gave the officer a good view of the burglar.
When the officer was finally free to search the area, he found the 59-year-old suspect a block away in the 1500 block of Third Avenue.
The man was arrested and booked into King County Jail.
Probably a drunk homeless guy. So in the end, all we are doing is paying for his room and board in jail for a few days. And then he will be back getting wasted every day in downtown.Â
Derp.Â
Age 59 (!!!) and this was a good idea. Age =/= wisdom.Â
Drug addicted zombie!
@whenudieitsdone Yep, my thoughts exactly. Messed up somebody's store for smokes. Addicts only care about themselves... totally selfish.
@Heisenberg  Heisenberg! w00t!!
All for frickin' smokes...good grief.
Guess we need background checks and registration for cinderblocks.
....just sayin...
@NW-Economist Haha. I actually laughed here. Your troll comments are getting more stupid by the day.Â
"...the man used a cinder bloke..." Is that a British name for a chimney sweep?
@aintno1special If it isn't, it should be. Anyway, thanks for pointing out my typo. I've corrected the story.
@MichaelHarthorne @aintno1special First sentence. Burglar or burglary?Â
@lakeview Well that one could be either or as the context of the sentence goes...no?
@MichaelHarthorne @aintno1special I am no one to point out typo's..because my spelling is horrible, but occasionally when it makes me laugh I will make a point of it. Glad to see you "watch" your stories so closely.
Had enough time to smoke what he got to get his fix. Â Then he got a roof, bed and 3 hots sounds like he had a good night/morning.