WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another 7-11 robbery

For the third time in a week, a West Seattle 7-11 store has been held up. The 35th/Avalon 7-11 was robbed early this morning; last Friday morning, robbers hit the Harbor Avenue and Highland Park 7-11s. In this case, the 911 call came in around 5:20 am today. Archived audio shows officers reported that the robbers were described as Black men in their early 20s, wearing black clothing; a gun was “implied” but not seen. The robbers got away with cash, according to an SPD summary filed later. The dispatcher noted a similar description for the robbers in a holdup in the King County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction an hour earlier.

East Coast Cynic July 7, 2023 (7:10 pm)

Could the SPD stake out the 7-11’s that are chronically robbed???? Are they too short staffed to do such a thing?

WestSeattleCitizen July 7, 2023 (11:14 pm)

There are 1,440 minutes in a day. These robberies maybe take 3 minutes max. So you’re suggesting that SPD hangs around 711 so they can isolate a robbery that happens randomly between several 711’s for less than 0.3% of the day? This doesn’t even account for the other gas stations/convenience stores that exist in West Seattle and the fact that they don’t occur every day…I would most certainly hope that SPD is busy doing other things than staking out gas stations for a robbery that most likely isn’t going to happen while they’re there. It’d be a complete waste of resources if they sat around waiting for a robbery that likely isn’t going to happen where they are.
WS Res July 8, 2023 (12:10 pm)

No, they’re standing around waiting for unhoused people to move out of the sightlines of MLB tourists. “The City so highly prioritized the removal of unhoused people around the stadium that on Friday morning SPD had two detectives from the department’s Special Victims Unit—one of whom investigates domestic violence cases—standing around waiting for one man to pack up his tent and move along. A police lieutenant with SPD’s Directed Outreach Unit, which typically works with the City’s Unified Care Team, stood around waiting as well…. People should remember the example of three police officers moving one man in a tent when the cops appear before the Seattle City Council soon to request more dollars for police overtime, said Angélica Cházaro, an assistant professor at the University of Washington Law School and organizer with Decriminalize Seattle.”
- Rb July 8, 2023 (1:40 pm)
  
  When covid hit there were lots of people opposing masks and vaccine until they contracted the virus and came to the conclusion we needed those things. Same happens for all the defund the police crowds. Everyone wants more flowers and less cops until it’s their turn to be victim of crime ( robbed, break in, etc) then they ask to be protected. I am in favor of removinh unsanitary, illegal, unsupervised street encampments and enforcing, safety, and decorum. I don’t care for the mlb but I care for police to be supported. They do the dirty jobs nobody wants to deal with.
- Byron James July 8, 2023 (7:53 pm)
  
  If the SPD wasn’t so seriously understaffed, cops wouldn’t need to work so much overtime.
  - WS Res July 9, 2023 (9:05 am)
    
    Did you even read the quote, Byron? “People should remember the example of three police officers moving one man in a tent when the cops appear before the Seattle City Council soon to request more dollars for police overtime.”

Rhonda July 7, 2023 (7:31 pm)

A 7-11 robbery in Lynnwood last night/this morning resulted in a customer being shot in the leg, too. One in suspect in custody with the other 3 on the run.

Jon July 7, 2023 (10:39 pm)

Please vote differently this election, and talk to your neighbors about the same. These recidivists typically have dozens of charges and are teenagers who are also prohibited from owning the stolen guns they broke a dozen laws to acquire. It’s only a matter of time until they take a life, if they haven’t already. The only solution is to replace city, county, and state leadership with people who believe in punishing dangerous criminals.

WSRes July 8, 2023 (9:28 am)

As citizens we have an opportunity coming up to hopefully send us in a new direction. Support candidates that support law enforcement and criminal penalties.

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