{"id":33597,"date":"2018-03-14T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/police-chase-ends-with-crash-arrest\/"},"modified":"2018-03-14T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T17:06:11","slug":"police-chase-ends-with-crash-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/police-chase-ends-with-crash-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Police chase ends with crash, arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"
Staff reports<\/strong><\/p>\n A high-speed police pursuit that began Tuesday afternoon in Seattle and continued through Tukwila, Federal Way and Kent ended in Auburn with an arrest of a man who stole a green Chevy truck, according to authorities.<\/p>\n King County Sheriff’s Office Air support team exercised a successful PIT maneuver to corner the driver, ending the 30-minute chase at South 277th Street and 57th Avenue South in Auburn.<\/p>\n According to Seattle Police, officers spotted the truck around 1:15 p.m. and tried to stop the driver, but he sped off, leading police on a long chase through Seattle and South King Country. The driver hit several vehicles along the way.<\/p>\n The driver was booked into King County Jail on charges of auto theft and hit-and-run.<\/p>\n Police officers from Seattle, Tukwila, Auburn, Federal Way, and the King County Sheriff’s Office assisted in pursuing and apprehending the driver.<\/p>\n