Over 60 tires were punctured on six different occasions. Additional cars in the adjacent senior housing parking lot and National Guard armory were also vandalized. Disabling a police car is a felony. Physical evidence linked the man to the crimes.
Police expect that he will be formally charged later this week.
In October, 2013, a K9 officer from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded and tracked a suspect to the west side of the Police station, but no one was located. In September a similar incident occurred.
Damage to the cars was in excess of $3,000. Damaging emergency response vehicles is a felony in Washington.