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Police Recover Items Taken In West Seattle Car Prowls After Arresting Burglar at Vacant For-Sale Home

Officers arrested a burglar Tuesday evening after locating him inside a vacant for-sale home in West Seattle.

Shortly before 6:00 pm, officers responded to a reported burglary in the 6300 block of 36 Avenue Southwest.  The homeowner had gone to the house, which was unoccupied but staged for sale, and discovered drug paraphernalia inside.  The homeowner immediately left the house out and called 911.  Officers searched the home and arrested a 36-year-old man inside.  The suspect was in possession of a number of identification cards, personal checks, a laptop and other apparent stolen property.  Some of the items located inside the house were taken in recent vehicle prowls in West Seattle.  Officers were able to return those items to their rightful owners.

The suspect was interviewed by Major Crimes Task Force detectives before he was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of burglary and several counts of possession of stolen property.