PORT TOWNSEND (Wash.) – A police hunt for a hit-and-run death out of Bellevue came to an end in Port Townsend, Washington early Sunday morning as investigators found their prime suspect in the case.
Timeline: — On Feb. 28, a hit-and-run crash left an elderly woman dead in a parking lot. The driver fled. However, police had surveillance footage of the suspect’s vehicle: a late 1990s white Toyota Camry.
Then, on Sunday, Mar. 1, deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office arrested the man around 9:30 a.m. Law enforcement reports say information coming in the day prior proved helpful in tracking the suspect down to a home in the Port Townsend area.
The suspect reportedly exited the home on McPherson Street after officers made a perimeter around the home. To make the arrest, McPherson Street was shut down by law enforcement officers.
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