Seattle police officers arrested a 12-year-old boy after he assaulted a woman with a screwdriver and stole her handbag in the Central District.
On Jan. 17, at about 6:50 p.m., patrol officers responded to a robbery near 23rd Avenue South and South Jackson Street. There, they found an injured 43-year-old victim. Police determined that a juvenile suspect wearing a “hot pink ski mask” had just robbed the woman at the Amazon Fresh store.
According to the police report, the suspect “attacked the victim, hitting her multiple times in the face with his hands. He then brandished a screwdriver and poked at the victim in the face striking her on her left cheek.” After stealing her property, the suspect rifled through it in the parking garage. He then returned to the victim and assaulted her again before running off.
When police found the suspect, he fled from them on foot. Based on his age, unique clothing description, and previous interactions with law enforcement, officers recognized the suspect and knew where he lived.
Police went to his family’s house and got a search warrant for his arrest. They took the suspect into custody without incident and recovered the screwdriver.
Officers booked him into juvenile detention at the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children & Family Justice Center.
Robbery detectives are assigned to this case.
Incident Number: 2026-16435