Medina Police arrested a man after a homeowner saw him walk alongside his house and enter his garage Sunday, September 20. The homeowner called 911 and then confronted the man, who had taken a backpack from the garage.

When the Medina officer arrived on the scene in the 800 block of Evergreen Point Road, he asked the man about the backpack. The suspect stated, “That just looked a lot like my backpack … I thought to myself all this stuff in here looked a lot like my stuff.” Police took the man into custody.

Investigation revealed the suspect got off a bus in the north end of Evergreen Point Road and walked southbound, where he noticed the open garage. The suspect was disoriented and continued to make incoherent statements during his arrest, police say.

A records check revealed the suspect had a felony warrant for the crime of eluding. The subject was booked into King County Jail on his warrant and for 2nd degree burglary.