Bold home burglars: One suspect arrested; help identify other two accused of using stolen credit cards taken during break-in
FUGITIVES UPDATE September 22, 2015 -- Issaquah Police have identified one of the suspects who they say broke into a family home last May and dug through every closet, even stealing a child's piggy bank. The crooks used the stolen credit cards at a store in Northgate Mall. The suspect in the yellow hat has been identified as 27-year-old Nick Hutson. He is currently in the Snohomish County jail charged with Residential Burglary for breaking into a home in Lake Stevens on September 14th. Deputy Sandt caught him when he ran from the home on 38th Pl SE after a neighbor called 911. Hutson is also accused of stealing a Mountlake Terrace woman's car last May. He was seen on camera driving it at the Red Dragon Casino in May. Hutson was arrested last December on two failure to appear warrants for DUI and DWLS in King County. Officers found him passed out behind the wheel of a running Honda. Officers found a lock box partially open with a used meth pipe, syringes, cotton balls, water, spoon, a small amount of crystal meth and baggie with 4.5 grams of black tar heroin. He has had 8 warrants for his arrest since 2007. He admitted to court services that he moved to Washington in 2013, had no job and was addicted to heroin. His criminal history includes Theft 1 in Oregon, DUI in 2006, DWLS in 2007 and 2014, Operating Vehicle without and Ignition Interlock in 210, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia in 2014 and VUCSA (Drug) Solicitation in 2015. If you know who either of the other suspects are, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) FUGITIVES WANTED IN ISSAQUAH May 29, 2015 -- Issaquah police are hoping you can identify these three men who used stolen credit cards taken during a home break-in. Detectives think they're serial burglars targeting neighborhoods and already have two victims. "It looks like they punched through all the screens on the bottom here and punched this screen out,” says burglary victim, Neal Mitchell. He was out running errands one morning when his neighbors started texting him. "They said are you expecting company? There's a suspicious looking vehicle in your driveway." A side window was left unlocked giving burglars easy access. “They started in my daughter's room, actually flipped things off shelves and stole a piggy bank, so it seems that anything that had any value at all disappeared." The crooks dug through every closet, stealing purses shoes and credit cards. “There were two children playing really close to the house and a neighbor was there but they really didn`t care, they did the crime anyway,” says Issaquah Det. Diego Zanella. He says Neal’s family weren't the only victims of these burglars: "I didn't say anything. I just screamed right at him,” says a neighbor of Neal’s. She says she was shocked to see a burglar crouched down trying to open her doggy door. She says, "I'm still alarmed.” Surveillance video shows the man police believe was trying to get into her house. He was caught on surveillance cameras with the young man in the yellow hat and the guy in the red jacket using Neal’s stolen credit card. Det. Zanella says, "They pretended that they didn`t know each other, but in the video it`s clear that they whisper to each other, they do some hand signals, so it is clear that they know each other." Det. Zanella is hoping somebody recognizes them from the photos. In the meantime, Neal has installed motion activated surveillance cameras to keep from falling victim again. He says, "Anytime somebody passes in front of our camera we get an alert sent to our cell phone and we're able to monitor at least a little bit of activity at the house." The first suspect is white with short brown hair. He was wearing a white t-shirt, jeans and a red vest and dark baseball hat. He was carrying a very large, blue duffle bag. The second suspect was also white with blonde or brown hair and had a yellow and green baseball hat on backwards. The third suspect is black, wearing all dark clothes and also a dark baseball hat. They were driving a red hatchback and all are in the early to mid-20`s. If you know who they are, call an anonymous tip into: CRIME STOPPERS: 1-800-222-TIPS You must call the Crime Stoppers hotline with your tip to be eligible to receive a cash reward for information leading to a fugitive’s arrest. CLICK HERE for information on how to TEXT A TIP to Crime Stoppers.