Kent Police arrested a 39-year-old Maple Valley man riding an electric bike for investigation of hit-and-run of an attended vehicle, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a controlled substance.
Officers responded at about 7:29 p.m. Monday, April 13 after a 911 caller reported an e-bike had collided with her car in the 9900 block of SE 248th Street, according to an April 14 Kent Police Facebook post. The woman reported the driver of the bike was on the ground and requesting an ambulance.
An officer quickly responded to the scene and contacted the driver of the vehicle. The woman told the officer that the e-bike driver had asked her to cancel the 911 call because he believed he was wanted by the police for warrants. He then stood up and fled eastbound on South 248th Street on the bike…