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Armed robbery at grocery store on 15th Ave S in SeattleSeattle WA

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Near 15th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108

An armed robbery occurred at a grocery store near 15th Avenue South in Seattle. A male suspect in his 20s, about 5 feet 4 inches tall, wearing a black hoodie and pants, threatened with a gun and fled on foot southbound to Columbian Way carrying a white plastic bag with money. Police and K9 units are searching in nearby alleys to locate the suspect.

Audio|Source: Seattle Fire / Seattle Police East / South Precincts
07:14
Transcript:
00:00
An armed robbery just occurred in Robert Sector, near 15 Avenue South, store was robbed at gunpoint, suspects leading on foot, near 15 South, follow up on South.
00:12
Suspect is now. In other way.
00:18
Couldn't copy your call sign.
00:21
For 22.
00:23
Copy Robert 22.
00:25
21.
00:30
033. And a canine.
00:34
Received. Canine 13 is now on foot southbound to Columbian Way.
00:39
It's a grocery store.
00:41
Near 15th Avenue South Beacon Hill Foods.
00:45
The student two not logged in by that choice.
00:48
Two sound two received.
00:50
Suspect, Hispanic mail 20 is 5'4, black hoodie black paths armed with a gun.
00:56
Need two more south cars to go to this.
01:01
Three robber's wrong.
01:03
And three robbers call.
01:07
Sam on, same traffic.
01:09
Two, seven, let me see if suspect has a gun in his right hand.
01:18
We got them in the area.
01:20
The Beacon Hill Foods, Hispanic mail, 20s, 564, black hoodie, black pants, gun in his right hand.
01:26
Southbound to Columbia.
01:32
Left on Colombian.
01:37
The caller has just lost side of the suspect.
01:44
You have a cross stream where?
01:46
No, from the store went south down to Columbian Way.
01:50
That's all we know.
01:55
I'll put the money into a plastic bag.
02:02
Find out what covered the bag was.
02:07
Point direct copy up in the area from Beacon.
02:11
Proceed.
02:13
Three, Sam 12.
02:15
Sam 12.
02:17
Everyone saying MMO, if he went to go, subject ran to the alley to the north.
02:22
It was a Hispanic male short, all white clothing,
02:25
kind of heavy said.
02:27
And that was previously suspect ran to the north. Hispanic males short.
02:31
White clothes, have you said?
02:34
Three Robert.
02:36
Go ahead.
02:37
Can someone locate a good start point for canine and preserve it, please?
02:43
I'm here. Where's the caller?
02:49
Robert 22, what alley did you see that running north in?
02:57
Suspects also carrying a white plastic bag with money in it.
03:02
That's the caller.
03:06
First of Lerna, I believe it's an employee.
03:13
Returning to the store.
03:14
She went to follow the suspect. She's returning now to talk to you.
03:22
Robert 22, you're sand 12. The alley to the north was that on 15 in Columbia?
03:28
There's an alleyway right behind the business. That's where he went last time.
03:33
What's the current social site description?
03:36
Cosmetic Mail 20s, 5'4, black hoodie, black pants, white plastic bag.
03:45
433 will start containment in the southeast.
03:50
In the alley behind the McPherson.
03:56
Just have money available for containment spot.
04:02
Sam went and take runoff.
04:05
Southwest, Robert 33's got South East. You take Southwest if you can?
04:11
Copy.
04:12
Two, Sam, too. Can you take Northeast?
04:16
Negative. I'm in San Juan's car.
04:18
Copy that.
04:20
Any units to cover North? Two, I'll run away and get here.
04:25
Who can take North?
04:31
So we can tag, we're coming from first.
04:33
Sam 12, take a north.
04:36
Sam, 12, take a north.
04:39
Sanso, and you can take on the aisle, Eddie.
04:47
Okay, Virginia's a bird in one of them?
04:50
I believe they are.
04:56
Do I have anybody that can learn with me?
04:58
Yes, Robert 22 is running with you.
05:03
I wouldn't mind having a couple people seen as he was on the gun.
05:06
Okay, we need a couple more units on this call.
05:09
I can run as well.
05:10
I have rifle.
05:12
Sam 21, is he?
05:18
Sam 12 running with a 40 if he needed.
05:24
Sure.
05:26
10.13 to the R121.
05:28
Is it the 16-dice south side that you went down or is there another alley that I'm missing?
05:39
Robert 22, I believe I'm sitting in front of the alley there, affirming, too. It's just east of 15,
05:44
well of whatever this main road is right now. I'll give me the second.
05:52
I was pulled in Ollie east of McPherson's, which is between 15th and 16th. It's 16th is, looks like in Hollywood, it's a street.
06:04
I need a unit to assist with North containment.
06:11
Looks fairly ahead of time.
06:13
I see, thank you. Vardion 1 is no longer in service, canine.
06:21
0673 is that a call that's still holding?
06:27
One is out.
06:33
A firm, but it was going to be a phone report.
06:42
Hispanic male, vaccine 20 to 30 years old, medium bill, 5 foot 4, black,
06:47
mask, black city, black pants, the late grocery bag.
06:55
The Hispanic male, 20 to 30, medium bills, 5 foot 4, black hat, black hood, black pants,
07:01
and a white grocery bag.
07:06
If it's possible, could you have the victim walk over to show me exactly where she last saw him going,
07:12
there's some confusion going on over here?

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