Police greet hapless burglary suspect with arrest, handcuffs
SEATTLE - Caught red-handed, a burglary suspect walked right in to the hands of officers early Sunday morning as they waited for him outside of a downtown Seattle building.
Officers were called to the old Troy Laundry facility in the 300 block of Fairview Avenue North just after 5:20 a.m. after receiving a 911 call of a burglary in progress.
Detective Jeff Kappel of the Seattle police says responding officers surrounded the building and waited for the suspect to appear. As the 50-year-old man walked outside one of the doors he was instantly met by police and handcuffs.
Police believe the suspect tampered with the alarm system on the property before he was caught.
The building is eventually going to be torn down and replaced with new office towers.
The incident remains under investigation.
Isn't that the place that for years had an old washer woman bending over a wash tub and bubbles wafting out?
Next???
Hmmm... I believe my grandfather worked as a deliveryman for that laundry long before it was called Troy. Started out with a horse-drawn wagon, if I understood right, then to one of the first motor trucks which was little more than a wagon with a small engine attached to the wheels. Long before my time...
Is there anything even worth stealing in that place?Â
Or anywhere in the South Lake Union neighborhood, for that matter?
@Vexorg South Lake Union was always home to people in houses and apartments, and now with the serious number of bio-companies, high end restaurants, Amazon's mega-plex and a (slu) of other businesses, it is the New Downtown.
I'm surprised the police showed up on time to catch the guy. The two times I've called them, for trespassing and a car theft in progress, they either never showed or took 30 minutes to show up even though the incident was downtown.
@Illuminati Next time, call 911 and tell them you just shot a car prowler. They'll be there before you can hang up the phone.
@Harley-H.S.C. @Illuminati
Thereâs more truth than fiction there, at least down in Portland in the mid-â70âs
Dad was an OTR trucker and once while he was gone, Mother had a guy trying to jimmy the outer door lock. When she called to have a squad car come by, she was told it would be âin a bitâ¦â¦â She just said âno problem, I understand that after I blow him out of my house with my husbandâs .308, I have to drag him back insideâ¦..â
According to her, they had a car there in under three minutes and caught the guy. She then put the loaded rifle away.
@RN1
I was haze grey and underway when that went down, but Mom never had a reason to lie â she just didnât care what others thought. I once goggled my own handle and if I ever thought about lying â I would have given it up just because of how much Iâve posted these past 13 years under that handle. Takes too much effort to remember the lies told for those that do, and like my Mother, am too old and broken to care what others think.
And just where do the spaces after the periods go when we hit return? Am getting tired of editing them back in....
@dome200q True or not, a good story that got a chuckle. and I'm sure something like that happened somewhere, so it's as good at true :-)
The quality of our burglars has deteriorated drastically in the last few years. What self-respecting property purloiner would position his person in property that was presently proffering no prospect of pay-off?