Cops capture bus stop hooligans
A quick post here. According to today's P.I., some wanna-be thugs were accosting people at bus stops in Redmond and robbing them of simple items, such as jackets and purses. Police caught the thieves when one of them ran past the cops while they were interviewing one of the victims, then got in the car that had been described in similar cases and tried to drive away:
A 53-year-old Redmond woman waiting for a bus in the 4200 block of 148th Avenue Northeast told officers that her purse had been stolen. The woman said one teen distracted her by talking to her when a second teen ran up to her and snatched her purse.
As the woman was talking to officers, she saw the teenager who had spoken to her run by and pointed him out to police. Officers found the teen getting into an SUV matching the description of the one used in the earlier robbery.
Smart moves, guys. You've made the pantheon of dumb criminals.
