By EMILY HALL
ehall@northkitsapherald.com

SUQUAMISH — A burglary suspect was caught by a sheriff’s K-9 and another suspect was at large Oct. 23 after a pursuit that ended with a car crash at Gunderson and Miller Bay roads.

The suspects fled the scene of an alleged residential burglary on Klabo Road when the resident came home, an officer said. The suspects’ car, a black late-model Honda hatchback, was seen by an officer at the Kingston Park and Ride. The suspects eluded officers until they were seen again near Wolfle Elementary School. They were pursued on Gunderson; the car crashed into a ditch near the Miller Bay Substation at about 2:30 p.m. and the suspects fled on foot.

The suspect who was apprehended was not armed, a sheriff’s lieutenant said.

The keys were still in the ignition of the vehicle. A black backpack and a pair of black sports shoes were visible on the floor of the front passenger side. A cell phone was visible in the driver’s side door.

Officers from Poulsbo Police, Suquamish Police, Kitsap County Sheriff, and Washington State Patrol were involved in the search. One suspect was in custody by 3 p.m. The other suspect was still being sought at that time.

A sheriff’s K-9 duo search for a burglary suspect who fled the scene of a car crash at Gunderson and Miller Bay roads, Oct. 23. Photo: Richard Walker / Herald

Two burglary suspects fled the scene after their car crashed at Gunderson and Miller Bay roads, Oct. 23. Photo: Richard Walker / Herald

Officers consult at Gunderson and Miller Bay roads, where two burglary suspects fled after their car crashed, Oct. 23. Photo: Richard Walker / Herald