Seattle, WA
Police: 5 teens fled robbery in stolen vehicles, tried to lose police inside Federal Way mall
5 teenagers arrested in Federal Manner for Ballard theft
The teenagers allegedly took the sufferer’s telephone and pockets after which drove off from the scene in stolen automobiles.
SEATTLE – 5 teen boys had been arrested on Thursday after they allegedly robbed a person in Ballard, fled to Federal Manner in stolen automobiles after which tried to shake police inside a mall.
Round midday, officers responded to a report of an assault and a theft within the 6500 block of fifteenth Ave. NW in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. The sufferer advised responding officers that the suspects had taken his cellphone, backpack and different gadgets.
Officers tried to cease the teenagers in Seattle’s Victory Heights neighborhood, however they saved going.
A King County helicopter tracked one of many stolen automobiles down I-5 to The Commons Mall. The suspects inside that automobile parked after which bumped into the mall, making an attempt to evade police.
Officers from metropolis and state businesses labored collectively to safe the mall and notify companies within the space.
Police chased them via the mall and all 5 had been taken into custody with out incident.
The suspects vary in age from 13 to fifteen. They had been booked into King County Youngster and Household Justice Middle for Theft, and police are investigating whether or not they had been related to different robberies within the Seattle space.