Burglar with BB gun ransacks stores in prolific crime spree, Washington cops say
A burglary crime spree lasting several months in Washington ended in an arrest and a slew of charges, police said.
A 25-year-old man is accused of breaking into numerous stores in Everett by shattering windows or shooting them with a BB gun before stealing merchandise, Everett Police Department said in a Facebook post on Dec. 3.
Detectives made the arrest after piecing together evidence from 30 burglary cases, police said.
Most of the cases happened within 1 mile of each other, and a man on a bicycle was spotted in the surveillance videos, police said.
A police detective recalled a previous case about a U-Haul near a business that had been broken into in September and contacted a suspect.
After later reviewing the body-worn camera footage from the September encounter, police said the man rode the same bicycle from the other break-ins, wore clothing that matched the suspect, and he “had similar features.”
Police arrested the man on Dec. 3.
In his motel room, a BB gun, clothes and stolen property were found, authorities said.
He “confessed to 15 burglaries,” police said.
The man faces 40 charges, including burglary, malicious mischief, theft and possession of a stolen vehicle, according to online jail records.
He’s being held in Snohomish County Jail. His bail is set at $83,000.
This story was originally published December 8, 2021 at 3:59 PM.
