Light Rail Is the New Metro Bus/Rainier Valley: At about 8:45 on Saturday, a man and a woman were followed off of the light rail by a group of men. Police say the group asked the couple “a disarming question, putting the victims at ease” and then assaulted them. Police did not provide specifics about the question.
The group of men then attacked the couple, police say, and stole the woman’s purse. No arrests were made.
iRobber/Capitol Hill: Just after midnight on Saturday morning, a man walked into the East Precinct and told police he’d been robbed by an armed man at 14th and East Union. The victim told police he’d lent his iPhone to another man on the street, who he did not know, (note: this is NEVER a good idea) and the man started to walk away. The victim followed him, and tried to get his phone back, but the man pulled out a silver handgun and fled with the iPhone.
Police contacted a man who matched the description of the suspect, but were unable to make an arrest because the victim of the robbery had already left the precinct.
