Residents call 911 from locked room as accused burglar breaks into home, WA cops say
Residents called 911 from inside a locked room as an accused burglar broke into their home in Washington, police said.
A man threw a rock through a window and is accused of breaking into the garage at about 8:45 p.m. on Friday, July 14, in Redmond, police said in a news release.
The homeowners hid in a locked upstairs room and called for help while the man loaded their belongings into their vehicle, Redmond Police said.
When police got to the home, they saw a man matching the description running from the garage with an ax into a “heavily wooded area,” police said.
He did not drop the ax and was “argumentative and non-compliant,” police said.
Eventually he let go of the ax and police arrested him on multiple charges, including residential burglary, attempted theft of a motor vehicle, making or having burglary tools, weapons apparently capable of producing bodily harm, and obstructing a law enforcement officer.
Redmond is about 15 miles northeast of Seattle.
This story was originally published July 18, 2023 at 10:58 AM with the headline "Residents call 911 from locked room as accused burglar breaks into home, WA cops say."
