GP Police Snared Fugitive while Recovering Stolen Vehicle at South Y Car Wash
Grants Pass Police apprehended a local fugitive while recovering a stolen vehicle at a south-city car wash this week.
According to the Police Department, officers arrested a 30-year-old man at the South Y Car Wash off Redwood Highway late Monday night.
Police were patrolling the South Y area when they observed a parked vehicle in the car wash. The vehicle with Washington plates had its hood open and appeared to be unoccupied. Upon further inspection, a male subject sat up in the driver seat of the vehicle which had been reported stolen by the Seattle Police Department.
Further investigation revealed that the man was wanted on a Grants Pass warrant for failing to appear in court for Criminal Mischief and Criminal Trespass. The suspect told police the stolen vehicle already had a punched-out ignition and he was given the vehicle by a random person at a railroad station.
The suspect was placed into custody on the warrant plus charges of Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle and Probation Violation. He was being held on a no-bail detainer.
Seattle PD was notified about the recovered vehicle, which was towed to impound.
Posted on 3/27/24 5:31AM by Sam Marsh
