Thanks for the tip. The latest West Seattle 7-11 robbery happened just before 8:30 pm tonight at the Avalon store. According to police-radio audio, the robber was described as male, wearing a black ski mask, armed with a gun. He got away with cash, a phone, and ID. In the recent wave of local 7-11 robberies, this is the second one reported at the Avalon store in a little over a week.
The news tonight also said that there were 7-11 robberies in Des Moines and White Center – are they related?
Closest (besides South Delridge to the north) is Boulevard Park
https://www.7-eleven.com/locations/wa/seattle/11065-8-th-av-s-14438
Maybe someone’s confused that area with WC.
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I know many on this blog don’t like when I say this, but it looks like the workers of these places should be behind bulletproof glass with a bulletproof locking door.
This is the owners call, not the general public. These fixes aren’t cheap and everybody complains about prices. Where do you think this money will come from ? Yes, raises prices.
At this point, 7-11 is doing nothing to stop it. Not hitting security, putting a security in the lots, closing earlier or anything. This is out of control
How do you know they aren’t doing anything ? Again people, this is a private business and it is up to them to make that decision, not you nimbys. These fixes aren’t cheap, do you want higher prices on these stores.
We purchased a condo across from this 7-11 a little over a year ago. In the year of ownership this location has been robbed 9 times! The clerks need to be behind glass in a booth, guard at the door, good cameras and stop letting all the riff raff hang out on the property!!! It’s become a joke.
What homeless people are hitting 7-11’s. These groups of thieves are coming in stolen cars and guns. No sign they are homeless.
Derek- silly goose never indicated that the people gathering in the parking lot and on the property were unhoused. Please stop.
Derek Ross. YOU are the one calling them homeless. How do you know? What is your point?
No, Derek, the riff-raff in their expensive SUVs and sports cars blasting loud music while they drink 40-ounce beers and smoke weed and harrass young female customers.
This is unsustainable. Either it goes cashless or we’ll start to see them disappear. I believe the parent company is enduring a hostile takeover attempt by another faceless fund so it wouldn’t surprise me to start seeing “right sizing”: code for closures. If they’re franchises, they just can’t keep this up. The ones in the U.S. are the worst by far.
Looks like the SPD may have caught these guys? https://komonews.com/news/local/3-teens-adult-arrested-connection-carjackings-violent-armed-robberies-king-county-gunfire-seattle-police-department-investigation#
I’m writing the story right now about this afternoon’s announcement. At least three West Seattle robberies/attempts are mentioned in the investigation, most notably the attempt where one of the would-be robbers tried to shoot his way into the locked store. – TR
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