Burien Police deputies arrested a juvenile male late Thursday night, Mar. 5, after responding to a reported vehicle theft in progress.
Deputies were dispatched after a reporting party said they were watching two males break into a vehicle. Within minutes of the call, deputies arrived and saw two males inside the vehicle using flashlights under the steering column, police said.
When the suspects noticed deputies, both fled the scene on foot after abandoning their tools and the vehicle, according to police.
Deputies were able to apprehend one suspect while a second suspect escaped.
Police later determined that both suspects were juveniles. The juvenile male who was arrested was transported and booked into the Juvenile Detention Center, according to the Burien Police Department.
Police did not release additional details about the suspects or the ongoing search for the second juvenile.
