Police are looking for a pair of burglars who tore through the walls of three South Seattle marijuana businesses early Monday and stole $100,000 worth of pot products before speeding away from the scene in a stolen car.
Detectives believe the suspects cut power to the three adjacent businesses in the 2000 block of 22nd Avenue South around 3 AM, rammed their way through a fence. The suspects then squeezed through vents to get inside the complex, which houses a medical lab and two medical marijuana grow operations.
Once inside, the suspects hacked their way through the walls separating the businesses until they reached the medical lab’s freezer, which was stocked with processed marijuana concentrates. The suspects filled several bags with pot products and then stole an employee’s car, which had been left overnight at the complex.
Detectives are now looking for leads in the case and are asking anyone with information to call (206) 386-1855.
Update 6/3/2015:
Surveillance video from inside the business complex captured the masked suspects searching through the building during the break-in. Cameras show the suspects uncovering a large crop of marijuana plants, which they ultimately left behind as they worked their way into the medical lab’s refrigerated storage area.
If you recognize either of these masked suspects, please contact detectives at (206) 386-1855.