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SPD: Capitol Hill carjack suspects busted in Los Angeles

The suspects in last Thursday’s early-morning carjacking on the backside of Pike/Pine near 10th and Seneca apparently had a long drive ahead of them. Los Angeles police have made arrests in connection with the armed robbery, CHS has learned.

According to Seattle Police, a group was apprehended and guns were found in a search of the stolen vehicle stopped by police in Los Angeles within the past 24 hours.

SPD says it is investigating whether the three teens arrested are connected to more robberies in the Capitol Hill area.

SPD Robbery detectives are working to connect three teens to a Capitol Hill carjacking after Los Angeles traffic cops caught the group driving the stolen Ford Fusion in southeast LA last night. LAPD contacted SPD’s robbery unit this morning to advise SPD they had taken the three teens in custody, and detectives are now working to tie the teens to the September 25th carjacking and extradite them back to Washington. In that incident, a group of teens pistol-whipped a man at 10th Avenue and Seneca Street before fleeing in the man’s car. Detectives are also investigating whether the group of teens have any connection to other recent robberies in the Capitol Hill area.

Last week, CHS reported on the 12:30 AM gunpoint carjacking involving suspects described as two teens, both black males with light complexions, one with a “5-inch” afro, the other packing the handgun used in the carjacking. Police say the victim was pistol-whipped and also had his wallet taken during the robbery.

The carjacking added to recent reports of street crime in the area despite an increase of SPD patrols and presence in Pike/Pine. SPD officials have pledged they are working “with federal and county law enforcement partners” to combat rising crime in Seattle.

The full SPD report on the September 25th carjacking is below. Screen Shot 2014-10-01 at 10.51.11 AM

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Hmmmm
Hmmmm
9 years ago

L.A. = gang bangers, not disgruntled tourists.

PBE
PBE
9 years ago

Maybe we should ship in the LAPD to deal with Seattle’s crime problem

calhoun
9 years ago

I’m always impressed when suspects in a crime here are arrested in another state. It shows an effective communication between police departments.

I hope these suspects are tried, convicted, and sentenced to some years in prison. It’s what they deserve. It’s good to at least have them off our streets, but unfortunately there always seems to be more thugs to take their place.

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