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A 13-year-old Washington boy was arrested earlier this month after
stealing a woman’s purse at a Seattle pharmacy and punching her in the
face when she confronted him, authorities said.
The pharmacy’s surveillance camera recorded the incident that occurred in
the 2600 block of Southwest Barton Street on April 6.
The video shows two teenagers approaching a woman near the pharmacy
entrance when one of the teens snatches her handbag from her hand.
As the woman chased the teenager outside the store, the contents of her
purse were scattered on the sidewalk.
Other miners can be seen picking up dropped items in the video. At one
point in the video, the woman confronts a juvenile suspect, who can then
be seen raising his fist and punching the woman in the face once before
leaving with the others.
Seattle police responded to reports of an armed robbery, Seattle police
said.
The victim told police that an employee confronted a group of teenagers
inside the store and accused them of not paying for their purchases.
Police said she described how the purse theft occurred and reported that
the teen grabbed her shirt and threw it on the ground before punching her
in the face several times.
Police later located the suspect and two other teens near Southwest 18th
Avenue and Southwest Barton Street. Video from the officer’s body camera
shows officers approaching the 13-year-old suspect.
“Am I being detained?” the teenager asked. An officer responded that he
was in custody and informed the juvenile that he was under arrest for
robbery. “Robbery? What the hell,” the teenager can be heard saying. When police tried to handcuff the suspect, the boy tried to run away, police
video shows.
The suspect only took a few steps before being arrested and handcuffed by police.
A 13-year-old boy was booked into the Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center for investigation of a robbery. Two other teens were identified and released.
https://gistfest.com/police-arrest-13-year-old-boy-for-snatching-womans- purse-and-punching-her-in-the-face/
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