Seattle burglars suspected in nearly 200 cases busted on Capitol Hill

Seattle police car responds to an incident (Genna Martin, seattlepi.com) Seattle police car responds to an incident (Genna Martin, seattlepi.com) Photo: GENNA MARTIN/SEATTLEPI.COM Photo: GENNA MARTIN/SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Seattle burglars suspected in nearly 200 cases busted on Capitol Hill 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

SEATTLE -- Two burglars suspected in nearly 200 cases around the Seattle area have been arrested after they were spotted near a stolen car in Capitol Hill Sunday afternoon.

Seattle police officers were patrolling the area near East Olive Way and Bellevue Avenue when they spotted several people in a blue Mini Cooper parked in a lot, according to a department spokesperson. As the officers approached, the group scattered. But the officers then found crowbars and other tools typically used in burglaries inside the car, and then learned the car itself had been stolen, police said.

Witnesses helped identify the driver and one of the passengers to officers, and they were both found a few blocks away.

The suspects, a 21-year-old woman and 20-year-old man, eventually admitted to detectives they were responsible for over 100 burglaries in the east side of the city and another 80 across the north and west, police said, and even included details about the break-ins.

Both were arrested and booked into the King County Jail for investigation of car theft and burglary, police said.

This article first appeared on KOMO News.