Interrupted by police, suspected mail thieves prompt chase
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KENT, Wash. -- What began as an apparent mail theft in progress prompted an early-morning police chase Wednesday.
The incident began at an office park located near South 224th Street and 72nd Avenue South. An officer was on patrol in the industrial area when he saw two men trying to break into an over-sized mail box just before 4 a.m.
When the men saw the officer approaching, they fled in a car, prompting the officer to give chase. The pursuit continued on 227th and onto southbound State Route 167 at speeds topping 100 mph.
Police used spike strips in an attempt to stop the fleeing car, but the men drove on. Officers then used a PIT maneuver, successfully bringing the car to a stop.
The men, a 20-year-old Federal Way man and a 42-year-old Seattle man, were arrested and booked into jail for investigation of theft. Both men were expected to be charged as stolen mail items were recovered from their car.
The chase shut down the ramp from southbound SR 167 to the westbound lanes of State Route 18 for some time.
The incident began at an office park located near South 224th Street and 72nd Avenue South. An officer was on patrol in the industrial area when he saw two men trying to break into an over-sized mail box just before 4 a.m.
When the men saw the officer approaching, they fled in a car, prompting the officer to give chase. The pursuit continued on 227th and onto southbound State Route 167 at speeds topping 100 mph.
Police used spike strips in an attempt to stop the fleeing car, but the men drove on. Officers then used a PIT maneuver, successfully bringing the car to a stop.
The men, a 20-year-old Federal Way man and a 42-year-old Seattle man, were arrested and booked into jail for investigation of theft. Both men were expected to be charged as stolen mail items were recovered from their car.
The chase shut down the ramp from southbound SR 167 to the westbound lanes of State Route 18 for some time.
