Officers chased the suspect as he ran through the neighborhood, jumped a fence and fled down a steep embankment, police said.
Seattle police arrested a 47-year-old man Tuesday after they said he burglarized a home, ran from officers, and changed his clothes while trying to evade capture.
According to the Seattle Police Department, officers responded Tuesday afternoon to the 1800 block of East Hamlin Street in Seattle's Montlake neighborhood after a 15-year-old called 911 to report a man in the backyard of a home.
Police said the child's father returned home and confronted the suspect, who was going through the family's shed. Investigators said the man had pulled out several items, including a set of golf clubs, an electric skateboard and a generator. Police said the home's outdoor security cameras had also been torn down.
An image of the Seattle police K-9 named Frodo. (Courtesy: SPD)The suspect left before officers arrived, according to police. However, while officers were interviewing the victims, police said the man returned and peeked over the family's fence, according to police.
Officers chased the suspect as he ran through the neighborhood, jumped a fence and fled down a steep embankment, police said.
Officers continued searching the area until they located and arrested the man. Police said he was wearing a different set of clothes when they found him.
A Seattle police K-9 named Frodo searched the path the suspect allegedly took while fleeing and found a shirt and hat that police said the man had been wearing during the burglary.
The 47-year-old man was booked into the King County jail on suspicion of burglary, according to police.
Detectives with the Seattle Police Department's General Investigations Unit will conduct the follow-up investigation.
