Suspect arrested in cab driver robbery
Thu, 01/12/2012
Update for Jan. 26
The suspect who robbed a cab driver at gunpoint of the $20 dollars he had just given the victim as a fare on Jan. 10 was arrested by Seattle Police on Jan. 23, according to the SPD.
The robbery occurred in South Seattle, but the suspect was originally picked up at a Tukwila motel.
The suspect's image was captured by an in-cab camera and police were able to identify the 44-year-old man thanks to tips that came in after the image was made publicly available.
The suspect was arrested at 2 p.m. on Jan. 23 in South Seattle. He was transported to King County Jail for investigation of robbery, according to police.
Original post on Jan. 12
King County and Seattle law enforcement are on the lookout for a suspect who robbed a cab driver after getting picked up at a Tukwila motel on Jan. 10.
The suspect is described as an Asian male in his 30s.
Additional details from the Seattle Police Department:
On January 10th, at approximately 4:00 am, the victim/cab driver called 911 to report that he had just been robbed at gunpoint by a fare in the 1900 Block of Airport Way South. The driver told officers that he had picked up the fare at a motel in Tukwila. The fare asked to be driven to one location in South Seattle, then changed his mind and asked to be dropped off on Airport Way South. When the cab arrived, the driver informed the suspect what the fare was. The suspect handed the driver a $20 bill. The driver informed him that $20 was not enough. The suspect then pulled out a large, black semi-automatic handgun and demanded his money back. The suspect put his gun up against the driver’s head. The driver handed back the money, and the suspect got out of the cab and fled on foot northbound on Airport Way South, then east under the Holgate Street Bridge.
The suspect is described as an Asian male, in his 30′s. He did have a gun.
Anyone with information on this crime or the suspect is asked to contact the Seattle Police Department Robbery Unit at (206) 684-5535. This is an active and on going investigation.