Published on April 08, 2020
Contact: Detective Corporal Cody Mann Kirkland Police Department Email: cmann@kirklandwa.gov 425-898-3018
Case/Incident #2020-00006976
Kirkland, Wash. – Back in February, Kirkland Police Officers responded to multiple vehicle prowl reports at the Kingsgate Park and Ride, located at 13001 116th Way NE in Kirkland. Multiple victims reported having their parked and unoccupied vehicles prowled during this time. Some of the victims reported that the catalytic converters on their vehicles had also been removed. This led to replacement bills that exceeded multiple thousands of dollars for victims.
The Kirkland Police Pro-Act Team was assigned the cases for follow-up investigation with the hope that a suspect could be identified. During the month of March, numerous hours were dedicated to this investigation which subsequently lead to identifying the suspect as Tyler Walker (32 years old). During the investigation, Walker was found to also be connected to multiple vehicle prowls and thefts that stretched across multiple cities and communities.
On April 5th, Walker was arrested in Duvall with the assistance of Detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office. His vehicle was seized at the time, as it was believed stolen property was possibly inside along with the reciprocating saw that he used to cut the catalytic converters from the vehicles. Walker was taken into custody and the case has been filed with the prosecutor’s office. Investigators are currently preparing a search warrant for Walker’s vehicle to be reviewed by a judge so that they can retrieve any evidence found inside.
Walker is currently facing charges of Vehicle Prowling 2nd Degree, Theft 2nd Degree and Malicious Mischief 1st Degree.
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