Crime & Safety
Wrong-Way I-5 Chase In Seattle: Renton Man Arrested
A Renton man touched off a brief but harrowing chase Wednesday that started in Lynnwood and ended in Seattle.
EDMONDS, WA - A Renton man stole a taxicab at gunpoint in Lynnwood on Wednesday, touching off a brief but wild chase down I-5 involving multiple police agencies that ended when the suspect crashed near the Northgate Mall.
Around 1:45 p.m., police reported, the 38-year-old suspect took the cab from the parking lot of a Dollar Tree along Mukilteo Speedway. The suspect fired several shots before fleeing.
Snohomish County deputies located the driver and the cab along I-5 near 220th Street and began chasing him. The suspect fled at speeds in excess of 100 MPH, according to police.
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Police broke off the pursuit when the suspect began driving south in the northbound lanes. Seattle police and the King County Sheriff's Office joined the pursuit. Police used a pursuit-intervention maneuver (PIT), causing the suspect to crash near the I-5 express lanes entrance near Northgate.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident. No injuries were reported.
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The incident was causing problems with the evening rush hour. The Seattle-to-Everett commute time was 103 minutes, according to WSDOT.
Responding to reports of a robbery with shots fired near 140th and Admiralty Way in Lynnwood. Searching for suspects who fled the scene in a yellow cab. More info to come.
— Snohomish Sheriff (@SnoCoSheriff) January 16, 2019
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