Crime & Safety

Police Nab Three Suspects After PSE Facility Burglary

A group of men were arrested early Friday morning after they allegedly burglarized a Puget Sound Energy substation.

Three men — a 29-year-old from Renton, a 43-year-old from SeaTac, and a 43-year-old from Seattle — were arrested earlyF riday morning after Redmond police say they broke into a Puget Sound Energy substation in the 15300 block of NE 24th St.

Lt. Charlie Gorman, a spokesman for the , said police were called to the scene at around 3 a.m. after the suspects triggered an alarm at the site. Gorman said it's possible the men were planning to steal copper wiring or tools, but investigators are still gathering details.

"They don't know exactly what was taken—if anything was taken," he said.

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Bellevue Police officers and a BPD K9 unit assisted in tracking the suspects in the nearby area. 

The three suspects were booked into King County Jail pending charges of second-degree burglary.

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