UPDATE: the iPad stolen by the still at-large suspect has been recovered. According to SPD, “A good Samaritan contacted North Precinct officers about an iPad they found in the street in… Ballard today. Officers discovered it was the victim’s stolen iPad and have returned it to its rightful owner.”
SPD is still looking for the person pictured below. If you have any information about this crime please call detectives at (206)684-5535.
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We were first tipped to a robbery at gunpoint last night when a Tweets-by-Beat came in for 4th Ave W and Crockett St, and had several people email us to ask about the incident – which took place around 7pm Tuesday night:
Today, we have more information to share via SPD’s blotter. According to SPD, a black male in his late teens, robbed a man who’d just exited a Metro bus, and was walking east (presumably on Crockett). A photo of a potential suspect is included below (he used the victim’s credit card in Ballard), if you have any information, contact SPD at (206) 684-5535.
NOTE: write-up below is from SPD, incident took place at 4th W and Crockett – the man had walked east from the bus stop, which would be on 6th Ave W.
Written by Detective Patrick Michaud on
Detectives are searching for at least one person after a robbery at gun-point in Queen Anne overnight.
The victim had just gotten off a bus at 4th Ave West and West Crockett St and was walking eastbound just after 7 PM Tuesday. The suspect, a black male in his late teens, pulled out a handgun and demanded the victim’s wallet and iPad. The suspect walked away westbound after taking the belongings. As the victim stood there a red sedan pulled up and the driver asked about the robbery and the direction of the suspect. The driver then pulled away and was not seen again.
The victim called 911 and assisted them in tracking the iPad to north Seattle. Officers were unable to find the suspect, electronics or red sedan after an extensive search.
Officers have recovered photos of a possible suspect using the victim’s credit card to purchase items at a Ballard drug store. If you are able to identify the person or have any information of this case please call robbery detectives directly at (206) 684-5535.