Church burglar caught and arrested in Ballard

At approximately 4:05 a.m. on Feb. 21, officers responded to an alarm at a church (Mars Hill) located in the 1400 block of Northwest Leary Way.

Officers arrived on scene and discovered a door ajar and subsequently searched the building.

Officers located an adult male suspect hiding under a desk.

The suspect had attempted to disable the alarm by pulling it out of the casing and smashing it. He must have thought he was successful, but he wasn’t.

The suspect was booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Burglary.

Our Stories Around Ballard

View more Ballard stories

Events

Follow us on Twitter!

Receive updates on news and events in the Ballard neighborhood via Twitter!

Submissions

Please send us your news tips, photos or ideas of how we can better cover your neigborhood.

Email us at tips@ballardnewstribune.com