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Burglary suspect hides in Lake Stevens stormwater pipes

Published 6:30 am Tuesday, December 8, 2020

By Herald Staff

A man allegedly involved in a burglary fled law enforcement and hid in a stormwater pond retention pipe Monday in Lake Stevens. Deputies found and arrested him. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)
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A man allegedly involved in a burglary fled law enforcement and hid in a stormwater pond retention pipe Monday in Lake Stevens. Deputies found and arrested him. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)
A man allegedly involved in a burglary fled law enforcement and hid in a stormwater pond retention pipe Monday in Lake Stevens. Deputies found and arrested him. (Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office)

LAKE STEVENS — A man tried hiding in stormwater pond pipes after an alleged burglary Monday.

Around 2:30 p.m., deputies responded to a burglary in which cash, firearms and tools were reportedly stolen in Lake Stevens. Deputies had a suspect in custody, but another suspect was hiding near 20th Street Southeast, Highway 204 and Sunnyside Boulevard after driving a truck down a hill to flee police before running away.

Officers found him hiding in pipes for a retention pond near the 100 block of 86th Drive Southeast. He allegedly refused to come out but had to be rescued — and taken into custody — after he became hypothermic.

Responders from Lake Stevens Fire, Lake Stevens Police, Everett Police, Marysville Police, Snohomish Police and Washington State Patrol assisted in the search.

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