Bear spray used after prowling near post office in Seattle


Audio describes an assault near a post office where bear spray was used after the suspect was confronted about prowling cars. The suspect was in a green Subaru with the hood up near the post office main entrance. Medics were not requested. The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall.
Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
One (name withheld), 21, and one union two for an assault. There's about a four and a half hour time delay for this. 110458 northeast across the street from there. A male suspect's afraid to call with a bear spray after the car confronted him for prowling nearby vehicles. The caller is written to hit the suspect with a steering wheel lock, declined medics. Suspect is a white male in the 30s, 5-8, then billed, unknown further, inside a green Subaru, which has its hood up. The lab update at midnight 44 indicated that the suspect was parked in that vehicle at the post office main entrance. He complained of his requesting contact in her unit, apartment 705, at that same location.
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Location mentioned:
Near 8th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98125
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