KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kirkland Police Department detectives arrested a 40-year-old Everett man accused of breaking into businesses across western Washington between April and July 2025.
The KPD said in April that multiple businesses in Kirkland’s Houghton neighborhood were broken into overnight. Police continued to note that the suspect smashed windows to enter and used power tools to open cash safes and tills, leading to major damage.
Over the next few months, similar burglaries were reported in Kirkland and other cities across King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Thurston counties…