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Juveniles arrested in burglary spree

By Amy Daybert
Enterprise editor

Three juveniles were arrested July 3 in connection with five recent burglaries in Shoreline.

The juveniles, one female and two males, were seen running from a house shortly after noon in the 17200 block of 14th Ave. NW when an alarm sounded. A neighbor copied the license plate of the vehicle the suspects left in and notified Shoreline police.

The vehicle was listed as having been stolen the previous night from the Shoreline Center, according to sergeant Katie Larson. Police were unable to locate the suspect during an initial search of the neighborhood but did discover a second burglary only a few houses away from the first.

The suspects were apprehended when a Shoreline detective spotted the stolen car and gave chase later that afternoon. In an effort to elude police, the car swerved and hit a tree. At that time, the suspects tried to escape on foot but were quickly taken into custody. The suspects admitted to three additional burglaries in the Richmond Beach and Innis Arden area.

"The suspects are local and two attend Shorewood High School," Larson said.

A number of recent residential burglaries have included a non-forced entry through unlocked doors and opened windows, Larson added.

"We're encouraging everyone to lock up when they're not at home," she said.

Shoreline police are also reminding drivers not to leave keys in their unattended vehicles after a car was stolen on July 4 from a residential driveway in the 15000 block of Densmore Avenue North.

A male left his car keys on his glove box and went inside his residence at 8 a.m. At 10:45 a.m. he reported his vehicle had been stolen. A short time later, according to Larson, the victim saw his vehicle drive pass his house.

Three Shoreline police officers and one detective stopped the car and took two juvenile suspects into custody. After interviewing both suspects, the detective determined the driver of the vehicle stole the car and then picked up the second suspect who was unaware the vehicle had been stolen.

Auto theft cases that involve keys being left in vehicles have dropped dramatically -- from 38 percent to nine percent within the past year, according to Larson.