Tacoma man, woman arrested after reportedly burglarizing home in Gray fire evacuation zone

 

Tacoma man, woman arrested after reportedly burglarizing home in Gray fire evacuation zone

A man and woman from Tacoma are accused of burglarizing a home Monday in the Gray fire evacuation zone near Medical Lake.

Diane Guerrero, 37, and Matthew Parsons, 38, were booked into the Spokane County Jail on suspicion of residential burglary, according to a news release from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and Spokane Police Department.

A Spokane police detective responded around 8:15 a.m. Monday to the 20100 block of West Thorpe Road near Medical Lake, the release said.

The detective contacted the caller, a family member of the homeowner, and learned a suspicious man and woman arrived at the residence in a blue Audi A4, police said.

The caller said he contacted them, knowing no one was supposed to be there.

He said the man, later identified as Parsons, wore a yellow high-visibility long-sleeve shirt similar to a firefighter, the release said. Parsons explained he had a flat tire and pulled over to fill it up. The caller, noticing a tire on the vehicle appeared low, offered to fill the tire at his shop. Moments later, a woman, identified as Guerrero, emerged from behind the home and got into the Audi, according to the release.