A 23-year-old man turned himself in to Redmond Police last month by arriving at the department’s front door in the very vehicle he had stolen, ending a crime spree that spanned two counties, crossed into Oregon, and began with a middle-of-the-night home burglary while residents were asleep inside.
The investigation began on 18 April when Redmond officers responded to a report of a stolen vehicle from a residence in the 7800 block of 170th Place NE. The homeowner reported that the suspect had entered the home through a window while residents were sleeping, stolen a vehicle key fob and a bank card, and driven off with the car. Using a vehicle tracking application, the victim located the stolen vehicle at a petrol station in another county. Redmond officers coordinated with local agencies, who recovered the vehicle and connected the same suspect to a residential burglary and a second vehicle theft in their jurisdiction shortly after the first car was abandoned.
