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Man broke into car with hammer near 5th Ave SSeattle WA

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Publix Apartments, 504 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104

A man in his 30s broke into a car with a hammer near 5th Avenue South. He got into a red sedan and then left on foot toward Sixth and Weller, holding the hammer.

Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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I'm going to call them by stealth, near 5th Ave S.
00:06
Now it's been about 20 or 30 minutes. They saw a man break into a car with a hammer near 5th Ave S.
00:14
He was on the Weller side.
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He got into a red sedan. He's a man in his 30s wearing a black jacket, brown shorts, and white shoes, heading on foot towards Sixth and Weller, holding something similar to a hammer.
00:29
Near 5th Ave S again, he called him from off-site security.

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Location mentioned:
Publix Apartments, 504 5th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98104
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  1. Ongoing search and status update
  2. Suspect flees the scene
  3. Suspect description and actions
  4. Incident confirmed as car prowl
  5. Suspect observed breaking into vehicle

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