Armed Robber Hit Woodinville Rite Aid: Police

WOODINVILLE, WA — A potentially dangerous armed serial robber is active in the Northshore area, having carried out three robberies at different businesses in Woodinville, Kenmore, and Lake City in Seattle.

The first business the robber hit was in Woodinville, police told KOMO news. He held two workers at gunpoint while they handed over cash from the store's safe. The robber has worn a nylon over his face during the robberies, but police have not been able capture on surveillance if he's using a getaway car.

In the other two incidents, he robbed Subway restaurants.

"It's a take-over style robbery, you can watch the robbery, looks like he has his finger on the trigger every time so it's possible that any moment he can shoot and kill one of these clerks," King County Sheriff''s Office Sgt. Ryan Abbott told KOMO News.

If you have any tips about the Woodinville incident, contact the sheriff's office at (206) 296-3311.