A Bothell man made an unusual call to the police 10:34 a.m. Tuesday morning while driving west on State Route 522 through Kenmore.

He told dispatchers that he had spotted his own van, which had been reported stolen less than an hour earlier, and he was following it.

“Officers converged on the area and located the stolen van occupied by a lone male suspect,” a Bothell Police Department release states. “The officers stopped the stolen van in the 6200 block of NE 181st ST.”

As officers got into position to make an arrest, a pickup truck pulled up behind the van. The suspect driving the van got out and ran towards the pickup as the passenger door flew open. But Bothell police sprung into action, capturing the suspect and making the arrest before he could get into the truck. The officers were unable to stop the truck as it sped off towards Lake Forest Park.

“Lake Forest Park police officers were in the area and observed the green pickup truck as it turned onto SR 522 from 61st AVE NE,” the release states. “LFPPD officers were able to get the pickup stopped and detain the occupants until Bothell officers arrived.”

The authorities were able to locate two-way walkie talkies inside the vehicles that the suspects were using to communicate with each other.

“The suspect from the stolen van is being booked into King County Jail for possession of stolen property and drug charges,” the release states. “Officers continue to investigate the involvement of the occupants of the pickup truck.”