LYNNWOOD – A Snohomish woman was arrested early this morning after she broke into a Lynnwood hotel and hit an employee over the head with a pry bar, police said.
Lynnwood police believe the woman, 25, may be connected to several property crimes, car prowls and burglaries.
Just before 5 a.m., the woman broke into the Best Western Hotel on 36th Avenue W., Lynnwood police spokeswoman Shannon Sessions said. The woman was trying to break into a vending machine when a male employee confronted her.
The woman hit the man over the head with a pry bar and ran off, Sessions said. Police were called and she was arrested hiding in a nearby strip-mall parking lot, she said.
The man was taken to a local hospital with head injuries.
The woman was jailed for investigation of several felonies, Sessions said.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
