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Seattle car smashing spree causes $20K in damages
A smashing spree ends with one man in handcuffs and thousands of dollars of damage for multiple drivers parked along Seattle's Pioneer Square. Police say they arrested one man for allegedly bashing in the windows to at least eight cars next to Oakesdale Park Wednesday afternoon.
SEATTLE - A 54-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after witnesses reported seeing him smash the windows of multiple cars parked in Seattle's Pioneer Square.
Timeline:
Officers responded to the 100 block of South Washington Street at approximately 2:26 p.m. on Apr. 9, where they discovered several vehicles with shattered windshields and rear windows.
Police say a suspect had walked from Occidental Park, using a tree branch and a wooden stake to smash the windows as he made his way westbound on South Washington Street toward Alaskan Way South.
SPD Pioneer Square property damage
Seattle police then located and detained a suspect at South Washington Street and Alaskan Way South. The man was arrested on eight counts of second-degree malicious mischief.
Police spoke with vehicle owners who arrived to assess the damage and attempted to contact those who were not present.
Officers recovered a tree branch in the 100 block of South Washington Street, which witnesses claimed was used to damage five cars. A large wooden stake with glass shards embedded in it was also found in the 90 block of South Washington Street.
The damage is estimated to be nearly $20,000. Following his arrest, the suspect was booked into King County Jail.
The Source: Information for this article comes from the Seattle Police Department.
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