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The Morning Blotter: Another Home Invasion Robbery In South Seattle

A group of three men burst into a woman’s South Seattle apartment in the middle of the night and robbed her, police say.

Around 12:30am on November 28th, the woman was sleeping in her apartment near Renton Ave S and S Webster St when three men dressed in dark blue clothing crawled in through her front window.

One of the men shouted at the victim in Vietnamese, and ordered her to get down on the floor and face the wall.

The woman did as the man told her, while the three suspects tore apart her apartment.

The suspects took $1800 cash fled out the front door.

Following the incident, the woman called a relative, who contacted police about an hour later.

The victim told police she may have seen the suspects hanging around her apartment building prior to the break-in.




  • Your Mama

    $1800 cash….WTF get a bank account FFS

  • Mark B

    A lot of elderly Asians do not trust banks and keep their money with them, problem is, a lot of younger Asians know this as well.

  • abdol

    the real thief of the century (the banker) they rob American over
    Billions of dollar. Sooner or later you would not be able to withdraw money from your account. Now that’s a real dummy..

  • Banker Happy

    Yeah, keeping your money in a bank sure sounds safe these days. LMAO!!! How about exiting US dollars entirely? Now that’s safety.