WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Shoplift-turned-robbery at Jefferson Square Safeway

Police were just dispatched to the Jefferson Square Safeway to investigate what’s described as a shoplift-turned-robbery. Dispatch told officers the shoplifter took about $90 in merchandise and, when confronted, pulled a gun – that’s what turned it into an armed robbery. Initial description is a Hispanic man in his 20s, wearing a gray T-shirt with a Seahawks logo, tattooed arms, who left in a dark-blue Subaru hatchback, last seen eastbound on SW Edmunds. No injuries reported.

3 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Shoplift-turned-robbery at Jefferson Square Safeway"

  • StopCuttingDownTrees July 19, 2022 (5:32 pm)

    This incident illustrates why shoplifting has to be taken more seriously and the thieves slapped with much harsher penalties. 

    • flimflam July 20, 2022 (7:05 am)

      “Any” penalties would be nice…

  • Al King July 19, 2022 (6:45 pm)

    Bolder and more desperate. Early and probably a lot of people around. Prime ingredients for a tragic injury to an innocent bystander or employee.   

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