WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Bank robbery in The Junction

Police are in The Junction looking for a bank robber. Sound Credit Union (4730 California SW) was hit about half an hour ago. The robber was initially described to officers as a white man in his 20s, 5’6″, medium build, wearing sunglasses, black sweatshirt, blue jeans, and red gloves, plus a backpack, last seen leaving on foot southbound. This is the second time that Sound Credit Union branch has been robbed this year; the first was in February, and according to archived police audio, employees told officers it might be the same robber this time.

This is the fourth Junction bank robbery of the year; the previous Sound CU holdup was preceded by two holdups at HomeStreet Bank (WSB sponsor) and at WaFD, two consecutive days in late January. … If you have any information on today’s robbery, the SPD incident # is 23-104784.

Steven April 19, 2023 (8:26 am)

Don’t credit unions typically not even have cash? Just curious.

WSB April 19, 2023 (9:46 am)

Credit unions offer most if not all the same services as banks.
- Cascadiarocks April 19, 2023 (11:32 pm)
  
  I had the same thought.. but my only experience has been with BECU. While I haven’t tried in years, the only way to get cash at most branches is to go to the ATM. You can’t go to the counter and make any real money transactions. (Again based on experience when it had come up in the past) Tukwila has money though.
  - RH April 21, 2023 (1:01 pm)
    
    That’s just BECU. Other credit unions in the area (Sound, Verity, Seattle, etc) all have cash.
jayspeidell April 19, 2023 (10:17 am)

Credit unions are just like a bank, but instead of being a for-profit business they are structured as a non-profit where the members (customers) are stakeholders. From a services offered, there’s not a difference.