Shoreline police blockade neighborhood to search for burglars

At about 7pm Thursday evening, homeowners in the 197th block of 10 Ave NE returned home to find a suspicious black Dodge truck in their driveway. The homeowner contacted the driver (slender white female, 20-30 years old, with shoulder length blond hair) and asked what she needed. She claimed she had vehicle trouble but quickly fled in the vehicle southbound.

The homeowner then encountered another suspect (white male, 20-30 years old, dark hair) in the backyard. This suspect fled on foot over the fence, also headed southbound.

Now realizing that the suspects had burglarized and ransacked his home, he called 911. Shoreline Police quickly established a perimeter and the black truck was located unoccupied two blocks south of the scene.  

The K9 unit responded and tracked the suspects in a south-west pattern. It is believed that the suspects dumped the vehicle and fled on foot over the I-5 pedestrian bridge on NE 195th. The K9 track ended in the 19600 block of 5th Ave NE where they most likely fled in another vehicle.

The suspects are still outstanding. The black truck has been impounded and will be processed by detectives over the next few days.

Neighbors who came upon the scene while the search was still in process were startled to be met by police blockades.

Anyone with any information about this crime can call the 24-Hour Non Emergency line at 206-296-3311, or call 911 and say "non emergency".