Neighbor's tip to Medina Police helps catch daytime burglar

A Medina Circle resident Thursday observed two suspicious males walking the neighborhood around noon and called 911.

The suspects were described as two white males, approximately 20 years of age, one with brown hair and the other blonde. Both were described as tall in stature. Officers from Medina and Clyde Hill responded to search the area and located one of the individuals hiding in some shrubs.

A records check of the individual revealed a felony warrant for auto theft out of King County.

As the suspect was being handcuffed and searched, officers recovered a large amount of jewelry, keys and loose change from his pockets. There was clear evidence some of the items belonged to a nearby home. Upon closer inspection, officers found evidence of a forced entry burglary to the unoccupied home in the 2500 block of Medina Circle.

After the suspect was read his constitutional rights, he admitted to kicking in the door and ransacking the home. The suspect has a criminal history to include convictions for auto theft, burglary and some drug offenses.

Although there is no clear evidence the second “suspicious” blond male actively participated in this burglary, he was later located at a nearby residence and interviewed.

The observant neighbor credited having recently attended a local block watch/crime prevention meeting, provided by the police department, where citizens were asked to call 911 to report suspicious persons.