Shoreline police capture car thief after pursuit and foot chase

On January 8, 2015 at 11:45pm Shoreline police spotted a stolen vehicle in the 15500 block of Aurora Avenue. The vehicle had been stolen earlier in the day in the City of Shoreline.

The officer attempted to stop the vehicle and a short pursuit ensued. The vehicle attempted to make a turn onto 175th and the officer applied the pursuit intervention technique (PIT) stopping the vehicle. 

The suspect took off on foot, the officer gave chase, tased the auto theft suspect and was able to get him into custody without further incident.

The suspect was booked into King County Jail for investigation of auto theft and felony flight. In addition, the suspect had outstanding criminal warrants for criminal trespass and theft.