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Tacoma police arrest man reportedly breaking into businesses on city’s east side

Stock image, police tape (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Stock image, police tape (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) AP

Tacoma police arrested a 30-year-old man Friday after receiving multiple reports that he was breaking into houses and assaulting residents.

The initial police response came at 11:13 a.m. Officers drove to the 3400 block of McKinley Avenue on the city’s east side.

The man was found inside a business, police said. He had broken in. He was arrested and booked into the Pierce County Jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree burglary, and three counts of fourth-degree assault.

This story was originally published April 2, 2022 at 10:52 AM.

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