Law Enforcement and Policing

Washington State Patrol says a man later identified as Alexander Eugene Smith was arrested on Christmas Day after allegedly pulling a female lieutenant from her marked patrol car on Interstate 5 near Seattle, stealing the vehicle and leading a multi‑agency pursuit that ended in Lynnwood. Video shows the suspect dragging the trooper from the driver’s seat before driving off; he was booked into King County jail on suspicion of robbery, assault on a law-enforcement officer, felony eluding, possession of a stolen vehicle and DUI after troopers used a tactical maneuver to stop the cruiser, leaving the lieutenant with minor injuries and several vehicles damaged.