Suspect Arrested in Shoreline 7-Eleven Robbery

Seattle Police arrested a man Thursday that they believe robbed a Shoreline 7-Eleven last week while wielding a hatchet and wearing a mask.

The man, who was taken into custody Thursday afternoon in North Seattle, is also suspected of robbing the Plaid Pantry in Seattle’s University District on June 9, Seattle Police said in a post on the department’s blog.

In the June 26 Shoreline incident, police said the robber stole cigarettes and lottery tickets from the 7-Eleven at 928 N. 160th St.

According to Seattle Police, store surveillance cameras at the Plaid Pantry captured pictures of the suspect, and the incident was featured on Washington’s Most Wanted, generating several tips. Police identified the suspect and communicated with his family members but couldn’t find him.

After the Shoreline robbery, he fled in a stolen vehicle and was arrested the next day in Linn County, OR. Police there weren’t aware of the robbery, and he was released from the Linn County Jail on June 29.

A warrant was issued for his arrest.

On Thursday, a Seattle Police robbery detective contacted the suspect’s family and was able to negotiate a surrender for the suspect, police said.