14-year-old among suspects arrested for string of armed Seattle robberies
3 charged, including 14-year-old, in WA armed robbery spree
A 14-year-old and two adult suspects have been charged in connection to a series of armed robberies in South Seattle and Tukwila.
SEATTLE - Three suspects have been arrested for a string of "brazen" robberies across Seattle on Friday.
A 14-year-old, 21-year-old and 19-year-old are also in custody Saturday as Seattle police continue to investigate their alleged crimes.
Following several early morning robberies, police say the group then struck again. This time hitting a business at around 8:30 p.m. on Friday evening.
Officers pursued the suspects who were driving a stolen silver Hyundai. They drove through several jurisdictions during the chase, including Tukwila area and into Seattle's First Hill neighborhood, King County Sheriff Office's helicopter was even used in the pursuit, all according to SPD in a release sent out on Saturday afternoon.
Next, police say the three male suspects stopped and ran from the car in the area around Spring Street and Harvard Avenue. Several law enforcement units, including K9 units, went after the trio.
The two older males were booked into King County Jail without incident and the 14-year-old boy was booked into the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children & Family Justice Center, all for investigation of robbery.
Keep reading for a timeline of the early morning robberies from November 15:
Detectives with the Seattle Police Department began looking for information on a group of armed robbers who targeted multiple stores Friday morning.
The robberies and break-ins occurred in both south and southwest Seattle.
According to an incident report from Seattle PD Public Affairs, a group of people armed with guns, face masks and dark clothing broke into multiple businesses in the Georgetown, Rainier Valley, High Point and West Seattle neighborhoods in one day.
"It's pretty brazen," said one customer who saw video of one of the robberies. "I’m shocked and a little scared."
Police said early Friday morning, the group broke into several convenience stores and gas stations in less than an hour and a half. Each time, they pulled out a gun and told business employees to hand over cash from the register, police said.
"They looked like young people," said one store employee who asked not to be identified. "We had two employees working when they came in."
At 5:25 a.m., the group robbed a Shell station on East Marginal Way South in Georgetown, police said.
At 5:37 a.m., they broke into a business on Rainier Avenue South in the Mount Baker neighborhood.
At 6:40 a.m., they robbed a business on 35th Avenue Southwest, and another at Fauntleroy Way Southwest around 6:50 a.m., police said.
After each robbery, the suspects jumped into a car and drove off. There were no reported injuries.
Following a preliminary investigation, detectives said they found a blue Kia Sedan abandoned on 16th Avenue South and East Marginal Way South. Police believe the car was involved in the string of robberies. The vehicle turned out to be stolen and was taken in for evidence collection.
Anyone with information is asked to call SPD's Non-Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
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