Charges detail I-5 patrol car theft after trooper dragged from vehicle in North Seattle

A Stanwood man has been charged with robbery and attempting to elude police after prosecutors say he pulled a Washington State Patrol lieutenant from her car and drove away in the patrol vehicle on Interstate 5 in North Seattle on Christmas Day, according to court records.

Alexander Eugene Smith, 24, has been charged in King County Superior Court with second-degree robbery and attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.

Prosecutors have asked a judge to keep bail set at $300,000, citing concerns about public safety and Smith’s failure to follow court orders in other cases, court documents show…

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