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Quick thinking officers arrest 3 robbers

On 07-24-10 at approximately 0550 a.m., a victim called 911 to say he had been robbed by three people who were fleeing eastbound on University Street.  An officer located the suspects at 6th and Seneca where they were taken into custody.

The victim told officers the suspects robbed him at gun point using a copper colored Derringer style gun. The victim said he had been approached by the three and they asked for some money for bus fare; the victim was going to give them a couple of dollars to assist however the suspects took the two $100 bills.

A cooper colored Derringer style lighter was recovered from one of the male suspects and two $100 dollar bills were recovered from the other male suspect.  Also recovered was 23.3 grams of marijuana.

The victim said he was not purchasing marijuana from the suspects however he did have a marijuana pipe that smelled well used.

The two juvenile males were booked into Youth Service Center for Investigation of Armed Robbery; the female adult suspect was booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Armed Robbery.