Seattle Police arrested an armed suspect after ramming a police car in a stolen vehicle

At 11:16 p.m., officers in the Community Response Group (CRG) located an occupied stolen vehicle near 3rd Avenue South and South Holgate Street.

When officers approached the vehicle, the 40-year-old suspect rammed a police car while attempting to flee. After a brief struggle, CRG officers extracted him from the driver’s seat and took him into custody.

While investigating, police seized a handgun and three loaded magazines of ammunition.

The man was booked into King County Jail for a Burglary 2nd Degree warrant, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, and Attempting to Elude a Police Vehicle.