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Happening now: Robber search in Admiral District

January 4, 2009 1:50 am
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From the scanner: Police are looking for an armed robber in the Admiral District right now. Suspect reported to have fled toward 44th SW. Not sure whether the holdup target was 7-11 or Admiral Chevron – locations we’ve heard could indicate either. K-9 unit is out helping search. Suspect described as 5-6 Hispanic male with slim build, at least one article of clothing is black, bandanna over face, possibly a shotgun-type weapon. Sounds similar to the robberies in south West Seattle/White Center/South Seattle recently (see our recent update with photos and video). Continuing to monitor. UPDATE: “Containment” was called off. No obvious word whether an arrest was made; we’ll check with police later today.

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5 Replies to "Happening now: Robber search in Admiral District"

  • JanS January 4, 2009 (2:23 am)

    well, I heard lots of sirens, looked it up and didn’t find anything. I live about a block and a half, as the crow flies(42nd), from the Chevron and 7-11. Nothing going on on my side of Calif. Ave. Hope they catch the guy…

  • WSB January 4, 2009 (2:31 am)

    We just happened to have the scanner on because so much else had been happening. They called off “containment” a little while ago, though, but the scanner’s so active that it’s not clear whether that’s because they lost the trail or because they made an arrest. I’ll be checking with the media unit tomorrow – right now they’re tied up with something much bigger, the multiple-victim shooting at Chop Suey on Capitol Hill.

  • rbj January 4, 2009 (6:24 am)

    Those folks at chevron/7-11 don’t get paid enough to have to put up with armed robbers.

  • WSB January 4, 2009 (10:35 am)

    Got word this morning that this ended with three arrests – writing a separate update right now.

  • beachdrivegirl January 4, 2009 (10:39 am)

    Glad to hear that they made three arrests. it will be interesting to learn whether or not this individuals were linked to the other convenience store robberies. Thanks WSB and I look for to reading your follow up.

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