Seattle police officers arrested three 16-year-old boys for the armed robbery of a convenience store in North Seattle last night.
On May 12, at about 10:00 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of an armed robbery in the 12200 block of Aurora Avenue North.
Police determined one of the suspects stole several boxes of condoms from a mini-mart. As he ran from the store, one of his accomplices inside a getaway vehicle pointed a gun at the manager when he tried to intervene outside.
The victim feared for his life and called 911.
Officers arrived and quickly broadcast a description of the suspects and their vehicle.
SPD’s Community Response Group (CRG) located the suspects’ vehicle and attempted a felony traffic stop. The car sped away from law enforcement after intentionally reversing and ramming into a police vehicle.
CRG quickly performed a pursuit intervention technique, or PIT maneuver, and stopped the car. Officers arrested all three teens and transported them to the North Precinct for processing.
Police also detained three underage girls, ages 15-16, who were in the vehicle. Officers later released them from custody at the North Precinct.
Officers recovered a loaded shotgun from inside the car. It was previously stolen out of Snohomish County. They impounded the car to the Vehicle Processing Room.
According to the police report, “All three [suspects] repeatedly kicked their doors, called law officers names and screamed for sustained periods of time. They were also heard at the scene bragging about ‘being out tomorrow’.”
Police booked the teen boys into juvenile detention for Robbery at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children & Family Justice Center. Two of them were also booked for Possession of a Stolen Firearm.
Detectives in the Robbery Unit are assigned to this case.
Incident Number: 2025-128423