A burglary suspect tried to escape capture Sunday by climbing onto the roof of a local market, Kent police said.

The incident began with a break-in at a church on East Hill, where two pressure washers were reported stolen.

“Turns out the suspect, a 58-year-old Kent man, was attempting to sell the pressure washers to someone in the parking lot of the Home Depot,” police said in a post on Facebook . “He was spotted by the parishioners, dropped the washer, and fled on foot, leaving the washers behind. They followed him, and when he climbed onto the roof, they kept vigil below to keep him from fleeing until police arrived.”

Puget Sound Fire brought in a ladder truck, and officers climbed up onto the roof.

“At this point, he was thoroughly surrounded by police on the roof and the less-tha

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