ALGER, Wash. – Skagit County deputies arrested a man near Alger who is a suspect in multiple burglaries and thefts in the area.

They responded Tuesday, March 7th, to reports of a travel trailer on fire on a property southeast of Alger.

Buildings on the property were also broken into.

Deputies returned to investigate on Wednesday, March 8th, and a neighbor reported that an ATV had been stolen from them.

They located the ATV nearby and a trail of evidence led them to a cabin on the first property where they found the man barricaded inside.

He was arrested and found to have been involved in numerous other local break-ins.