WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Store-robbery suspect arrested; JTF burglary reported

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Two items in West Seattle Crime Watch this evening:

ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED: Seattle Police just announced an arrest in the early-morning holdup at the 35th/Barton 7-11 on December 4th. They say the 22-year-old man was identified through evidence gathered by detectives and arrested Thursday in Auburn. He is in the King County Jail, bail set at $750,000. No word on other suspects’ status in the case; when the robbery happened, police said three people were involved, and that they also were likely suspects in a holdup a short time later in Burien.

JTF BURGLARY REPORTED: Police were dispatched today to investigate a reported burglary at the Seattle Fire Joint Training Facility on Myers Way in southeast West Seattle. Dispatchers told officers that the burglar(s) were reported to have taken $5,000 in training equipment. We asked SFD for comment, but they said information would have to come from SPD, so we’re now awaiting that.

Thank You SPD January 6, 2023 (7:18 pm)

Great news! Get these scums off the streets and behind bars.

East Coast Cynic January 6, 2023 (8:59 pm)

Congratulations to the SPD.

MyThruppence January 7, 2023 (3:12 am)

Thanks SPD. Y’all does great work under the most challenging of circumstances. Let me say thank you again to you all.

Tim Anderson January 7, 2023 (4:49 am)

The worked at that 7/11 when it was a gas station and had a 3 bay auto repair shop. Long ago. The police would sit at Hoagy’s corner and do paperwork. It was a safe area.