Suspected mail thief attempted to make getaway in stolen kayak without a paddle

A suspected mail thief in Sammamish, Washington, chose an unusual getaway vehicle, then got caught in the middle of a lake. "I just thought it was a kayak theft, a kayak hijacking,” said Brian Conway. Little did he know that the man who hijacked his kayak, then became involved in what was described as a low-speed pursuit, was wanted for mail theft.

Kerek Edwards had confronted the alleged thieves earlier, and police said they ditched a stolen car full of stolen mail in a driveway in Sammamish early on Christmas Eve morning. Neighbours called police, then another neighbour used her car to block theirs and the pair ran through Edwards' backyard.



Jail records confirm it was Jeremy Webb and Desiree Segar who ran into the woods behind Edwards' house. Police caught her, but he made it down a hill to Brian Conway's dock, where he hopped in a kayak without a paddle. Brian's son, Nolan, grabbed another kayak from the garage and gave chase. “And we got a paddle,” Brian Conway said. “I think what this poor fellow is going to have a lot of time to think about is if you take the kayak, you've got to take the paddle, too."

“I think he thought I was a sheriff, initially,” Nolan Conway said. “He was very apologetic. It was a little sad to be out there. He was so wet and so cold; he was so miserable." Webb has nearly 50 charges against him from possessing stolen property to drugs and resisting arrest. Segar has a handful of theft and drug charges from 2007. Both suspects are now in King County Jail for investigation of mail theft.

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