Vancouver Police Shot a Knife-Wielding Burglar Who Had Already Tried to Break Into the Same Woman’s Home Before
She had already called police once before. The man had already tried to break in. And on Tuesday morning, he came back.
This time, he smashed her windows. This time, he walked into her yard with a knife. And this time, officers did not wait to find out what he planned to do next.
What Happened on NE 48th Street
On May 26, 2026, at around 6:35 a.m., Vancouver Police responded to a residential burglary in the 10900 block of NE 48th Street in east Vancouver, Washington.
A woman called 911 after waking up to someone smashing her windows. She told dispatchers she believed it was a man she knew who had already attempted to break into her home days earlier…