EDMONDS — A pawn slip left on a convenience store counter helped police track down a Shoreline man suspected of stabbing a Domino’s Pizza delivery driver over the weekend.
The slip included the name and birthdate of the suspect, who was arrested early Wednesday morning for investigation of assault and robbery.
“That really helped not only identify him but gave us additional security footage that also helped us,” Edmonds Police Department Sgt. Mark Marsh said.
The victim, a 40-year-old man, found somebody prowling his car outside the business in the 22900 block of Highway 99 shortly before midnight Saturday. The suspect allegedly stabbed the pizza delivery driver in his abdomen, arm and armpit. The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he underwent emergency surgery. He remained at Harborview on Wednesday.
The victim was able to describe his attacker that night.
A police dog was used to try to track down the suspect. Along the way, police found a witness at a nearby apartment complex. He described a man who sat down on some stairs outside. He said the man was carrying a black knife. He also allegedly left behind a coat and scale as well as some paperwork that belonged to the victim.
Detectives obtained surveillance footage from a nearby convenience store that showed the suspect inside while police cars with emergency lights on drove by. When the suspect purchased an item, he emptied his pockets.
An employee told police he found a pawn slip on the counter that was believed to have been left by the suspect. It was to a pawn shop out of Shoreline.
Surveillance footage from the pawn shop appeared to match the description of the stabbing suspect.
The man, 34, has an extensive criminal history from North and South Carolina that includes assault and property crimes, Marsh said.
“He’s not a new person to the criminal justice system,” Marsh said.
Eric Stevick: 425-339-3446, stevick@heraldnet.com
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