At 1:29 PM this afternoon, KIRO 7 alerted us to some Seattle Police Department information indicating a fifth local robbery. And now it appears that there has been an arrest, prior to during a sixth attempt.
View Robberies by knifepoint in February (6) in a larger map
From the Seattle Police Department’s twitter feed:
Ofcrs searching for purse thief near 71/Roosevelt. Man in red windbreaker cut a woman's purse strap and ran off. More info to come.
— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) February 26, 2013
And this one, from half an hour later:
Officers have 1 person in custody near scn of 71st and Roosevelt purse snatching. More updates as we get them.
— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) February 26, 2013
Screen grabs from KIRO’s Chopper 7 live feed of the arrest scene (near NE 71st St and 12th Ave NE; via twitter)
BREAKING: Ravenna/Wedgwood purse-napping knifer suspect IN CUSTODY per @SeattlePD – Screenshots from @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/LJeS7TphKZ
— TJ🤍🦆 (@tifotter) February 26, 2013
Per scanner: 44 y/o woman assaulted in purse snatching. #Roosevelt #Ravenna Suspect in custody, 7 inch knife recovered.
— Mitch Spute (@MitchSpute) February 26, 2013
We will update this post with more information as we get it. BIG THANKS to our friends at KIRO 7 for their help today.
UPDATE (2:56 PM): The SPD Blotter has a post up now, with all the info known up to today, including the newest robbery, which happens to have been the very first:
The first robbery was reported on February 2nd, by a 91-year-old woman, who said a man armed with a knife had stolen her purse as she was walking up the steps to her home near NE 75th and 39th NE.
UPDATE (4:59 PM): Here is the recorded live feed from KIRO’s Chopper 7 during the arrest of the suspect (Flash required):
UPDATE (6:44 PM): Tonight’s KIRO 7 News segment on today’s attempted purse snatching and arrest (Flash required):
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