Suspicious Car Seen Near Laurelhurst Elementary School

A reader sent us this email:

I want to pass on some information. On Wednesday, June 5th when my husband was taking our daughter to school at Villa (around 8:15 a.m.) he noticed a SUV driven by a young caucasian man probably in his late teens, with a passenger of the same description, at the intersection of NE 47th and 47th Ave NE. At the time, he didn't think anything was odd.

About an hour later, he and I left our house to run an errand when we spotted the same car near our house at NE 40th and 49th Ave NE. We followed them and it was obvious they were casing the neighborhood. I called 911 and we continued to follow the car. We lost them after they were checking out a house on the corner of NE 39th and 47th Ave NE. We were trying to stay a discreet distance behind.

They were driving a light tan Dodge Durango in good condition with WA license plate 184 VAR. The model year was probably 2001. Our older daughter drives this model car so we are very familiar with the brand. The only other distinguishing characteristics is that the driver was wearing a red cap and the passenger a white cap.

Thanks for sharing this information.