The Seattle Times: The Blotter: Hatchet-wielding man breaks into house, leads cops on chase

Kirkland police this morning arrested a man who broke into a home in the 13100 block of 107th Place Northeast and threatened the occupants with a hatchet before leading police on a chase that ended in Seattle.

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At about 3:15, the man broke into the house using the hatchet. The man threatened the home's occupants, who retreated into a bedroom and locked themselves inside.

The man, who police say was the brother of one of the home's occupants, took off in a car and was spotted by Kirkland