Police arrest man for 3rd time in past week
SEATTLE -- A 28-year-old man has apparently been keeping the Seattle Police Department busy after he was arrested for the third time in the past week Tuesday, this time after allegedly entering a woman's apartment while she was sleeping.
According to police, the Queen Anne resident was sleeping in her apartment in the 1300 block of Second Avenue West around 4:45 a.m. when she heard a noise.
She got up to find a stranger talking in her living room, apparently having entered through the unlocked front door, according to police. The woman pushed the man out the door and called 911.
By the time officers arrived, the man was gone. But, they stayed in the area hoping to catch him.
That means they were nearby when a second 911 call came in around 6:23 a.m. The caller reported spotting a suspicious man going through neighbors' yards and looking in windows in the 1400 block of First Avenue North.
Officers arrived and found the man on a third-floor balcony in that block, according to police. He was arrested and booked into King County Jail for burglary.
The same man was booked into King County Jail for investigation of criminal trespassing on March 6 and again on March 7.
i'd say its time to go to jail. what a waste of resources and a life....
has this guy been evaluated or maybe referred for help, he could have more problems than peeping...?
Gee, I wonder why he does not learn anything.
Keep it up, eventually he'll end up in the home of a gun owner and this problem will solve itself.
I have always thought that the Arizona tent city and the old chain gang idea needs to be brought to this state. If they cann't make bail they can sleep on a cot in pink pajamas behind a fence till trial.
But the same group of people who wants the government to keep them safe, will also say that this concept is outdated and is inhumane.
@AKjohn Some lawyer would look at the Seattle drizzle and call living in tents "cruel and unusual".
So why should the perp stop now? Criminals around here know that there is little that the courts will do to them. People need to take judicial elections seriously for this to stop. Start electing some tough judges.
@Ned Unfortunately, we keep electing Pete Holmes as Prosecuting Attorney I had to laugh when I looked up the Seattle Prosecutor's office website.
"My office is committed to providing the City of Seattle and its people with the highest caliber legal advice to help protect the health, safety, welfare, and civil rights of all. "
Ri-i-ight!
some people just love being frisked.....
3rd time in a week? WTF?
Ok I admit everyone should get a freebee if its minor and likely not to be a continuing problem, but what arraignment court keeps letting this guy out unsupervised?
Please publish the man's name and photograph, since he will almost surely be released from jail again very soon.
Anyone not locking their doors or checking out the area when outside is asking for trouble in Seattle, sad but true but thats the nature of the beast in todays world...
Well your right, but oversights do happen.
However entering someone's residence without permission, especially in the middle of the night, Â door locked or not is unacceptable unless that person has a really really really good excuse.
So this guy needs to be treated as a real threat.
The only time that a little more will be added is when the headline says "Woman murdered in apartment, 4 time offender charged"
I have to agree with others posting here, Seattle jails are nothing but a revolving door for criminals. This joker should be locked in the slam for a while and then put in a metal ward some where till he figures out he is trespassing on others. Â
...And the revolving door of the Seattle courts just keeps spitting them out!
3 strikes and you're out!!Â
@HallandOates:  I agree this character needs to be corralled but your three strikes reference is out of place.  Three strikes is only for serious felony criminals.Â
"apparently having entered through the unlocked front door"
Who doesn't lock their door?Â
@DarkParty It happens. You get home from a long hard day and are exhausted and just plain pass out thinking you're only going to close your eyes for a "minute" We all do it. Not fair to blame the victim.
@hunkydorey247Â Yes, mistakes do happen. Â But in this day and age I'm programmed to lock the door. Â An unlocked door is not an invitation, and this person is lucky the homeowner was not armed, otherwise the guy would never get out... of his pine box.
Michael HarthorneÂ
If you can, please see if you can find the results from his bail or charges hearings on the other arrests and update the article, no idea how this guy managed to get out a second time and now probably a third.
Why does he keep getting released? Soft-hearted liberal judges setting low or no bail. Keep this scum locked up before he hurts someone.Â
@NW-Economist Man this is like one step into the Twilight Zone.  He obviously is too stupid to learn his lesson or does not give a sh!*!  He needs some reflection time-out in prison.