West Seattle Crime Watch: Lottery-ticket robber in WC too?

Remember the strong-arm robbery at the Fauntleroy/Alaska 76 station weekend before last – in which the robber got away with cash and lottery tickets? (Here’s our followup with full details from the police report.) The King County Sheriff’s Office put out a call today for help in identifying a robber with a similar M.O. who’s struck twice in White Center (late January and early February); we posted that announcement on White Center Now but then realized it sounds a lot like the Fauntleroy/Alaska bandit, so we’re mentioning it here too. Checking with investigators to see if that’s the Seattle robbery alluded to in the King County news release; also seeking any available images to post. ADDED 2:26 PM: Image at left is one of several we’ve obtained from KCSO – none is crystal clear but they still may lead to an arrest. This shows the robber hopping the counter in one of the White Center heists. And Sgt. John Urquhart from KCSO confirms it may be the same robber as in the Fauntleroy/Alaska case. Here’s one more – again, small and blurry, but we’re sharing:

3 Replies to "West Seattle Crime Watch: Lottery-ticket robber in WC too?"

  • 100KGSD4WS February 20, 2009 (1:28 pm)

    With 100,000 German Shepherds on 24/7 patrol this would have likely not happened, or the perpetrator(s) would have been held at bay – lotto tickets in hand, undamaged – until the authorities arrived after being alerted by the Captain of the GSD Patrol Patrol Pack via wireless text message that all Captains are trained to use, of course.

  • WSB February 20, 2009 (1:30 pm)

    You guys are a riot. (Which of course if it occurred would be quelled with the use of … wait for it … 100,000 German Shepherds. And thank you for correctly spelling the breed name. We get a lot of “German Shepard” e-mails.) – TR

  • 100KGSD4WS February 20, 2009 (2:11 pm)

    We’re here to assist in any legal way we can.

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