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Man carrying container of feces arrested for tire slashing

Dec 18, 2012, 8:14 AM | Updated: 8:19 am

Police responding to a call of tires being slashed in the University District successfully apprehended their suspect but were surprised by some of the things they found on his person.

The man was arrested early Sunday after witnesses identified him as the person seen slashing tires of a vehicle parked on NE 47th and Roosevelt Way NE in Seattle.

After taking the man into custody, officers searched the suspect’s backpack where they found what was determined to be a container full of feces.

Seattle police report they disposed of the biohazardous container and backpack.

The man was booked into King County Jail for property destruction.

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