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Police release images of suspect in firefighter’s truck, gear theft

The stolen truck has been found; the wanted man used the firefighter’s credit card wearing his wife’s coat

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SEATTLE — A truck stolen from a Montana firefighter and his wife during their visit to Seattle for a fundraiser to fight cancer has been found and now Seattle police are asking for help identifying the suspect.

Shawn Ellinghouse and his wife Kirsty drove to Seattle from Seeley Lake, MT to participate in the 24th Annual Scott Firefighter Stairclimb on March 8th, an event where firefighters climb the Columbia Center stairs to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The couple stayed at a hotel in the 200 block of Aurora Avenue. Their 2007 Toyota Tundra was stolen on March 8th at 11:31 pm from the secured hotel parking garage.

Full story: Help ID suspect accused of stealing truck, belongings from firefighter in Seattle for charity event