Seattle Police arrested a 46-year-old man Tuesday in connection with a stolen vehicle linked to a carjacking last month.
At 9:15 p.m. on March 18, an officer spotted a white Honda parked at a gas station in the 10500 block of Aurora Avenue North. While the vehicle matched the description of a car reportedly stolen during a carjacking on Feb. 27, at North 143rd Street and Midvale Avenue North, with a license plate attached registered to a different vehicle.
On March 18, the suspect went inside the gas station and drove off in the Honda.
Officers were able to identify the driver by surveillance footage from the gas station, and confirmed he was behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle.
On March 25 at about 10:40 p.m., officers located the Honda parked near North Northgate Way and Midvale Avenue North. The man identified over the gas station surveillance footage was found sleeping in the driver’s seat. Officers verified the vehicle identification number (VIN) and confirmed the car had been reported as being stolen. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The suspect, who has multiple felony convictions, was booked into King County Jail on investigation of possession of a stolen vehicle.
Incident Number 25-53879/25-80094/ North Precinct