Fairwood SWAT Response Ends Peacefully, Burglary Suspect Arrested

Renton WA

19 March, 2021

2:03 PM

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RENTON, WA — A man accused of burglarizing several businesses in the Fairwood area Friday morning is in police custody following a standoff with a King County SWAT team. The SWAT team and crisis negotiators responded to the 14200 block of Southeast Petrovitsky Road just before 9 a.m. A sheriff's office spokesperson said the man attempted to burglarize three different businesses in the area, stealing an estimated $1,300 in merchandise. #Update: KCSO TAC-30 and the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) successfully de-escalated this morning's incident in Fairwood (14200/SE Petrovitsky Rd). The suspect surrendered from this bus and is now in custody for inv. of multiple commercial burglaries. No persons were injured. pic.twitter.com/GUywOAg0Qk— King County Sheriff's Office PIO (@kingcosoPIO) March 19, 2021 As law enforcement responded, deputies said the man barricaded himself inside an old shuttle bus, along with the stolen items. The situation came to end peacefully about two hours later, with the man leaving the bus and surrendering to investigators.