West Seattle Crime Watch: South Delridge robbery, search

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(WSB photos, added 1:44 pm)
1:02 PM: Police are looking right now for someone who is reported to have held up or tried to hold up a neighborhood grocery store in the 9000 block of 16th SW. He is described as a white man, about 18 years old, six feet tall, heavy, with a white hoodie and blue jeans, and a “small black gun,” last seen heading eastbound on Henderson. More as we get it.

1:10 PM: From scanner – the robber might be in the company of a young woman about the same age, also in a white hoodie, possibly carrying a guitar case. A K-9 team has arrived to help with the search.

1:49 PM: The K-9 team reported the trail ran out between two nearby houses, and has departed. No word of arrests so far.

alki resident February 1, 2014 (1:56 pm)

So they walked away?

WSB February 1, 2014 (2:26 pm)

The initial escape was “on foot” as they say, don’t know if it was walked or ran. Often when the trail is lost, it’s because a getaway vehicle was hiding … but did not hear that speculation here, only that the trail ran out.

JanS February 1, 2014 (3:33 pm)

I’m so sorry to hear this. I hear rumored that their chicken is pretty good, and that they’re nice people…unlike some who pretty much suck, like the perps.

miws February 1, 2014 (3:48 pm)

Just down the street. :-(

Mike

Brenda February 1, 2014 (4:35 pm)

Sorry to hear about this, I didn’t know we had this Ethiopian store in the neighborhood. Does anyone know if they sell injera (Ethiopian bread)?

kayo February 1, 2014 (7:33 pm)

I haven’t been in there for a while, but the last time I was they had a nice little selection of Ethiopian spices and injera bread. Bummer this happened to them.

BlairJ February 1, 2014 (8:15 pm)

Nice little neighborhood shop. I go down there to get chicken & jojos every so often. I hope it was a case of “tried to hold up” rather than “held up”.

M February 1, 2014 (11:39 pm)

Was anyone hurt? Did they take anything?

WSB February 1, 2014 (11:57 pm)

No injuries reported – and no fire/medic callout – but we still don’t know whether anything was taken; no official info afterward and the SPD tweets are down for the day so there’s not even a brief blip to say “attempted robbery” or “robbery.” So it’s on our list for Monday followup…

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