By Tim Clifford

Earlier this week Dubsea Coffee, located on 9910 8 Ave. S.W. in White Center closed their door due to a series of three break-ins in nine days. That impromptu closure ended on Friday and coffee is again grinding at the well-like neighborhood stop.

As reported by multiple news outlets this weekend the Seattle Police Department arrested a 13-year-old boy on Friday who they suspect was involved in the break-ins. Police are currently investigating how many other businesses the young man may have burglarized in the area.

This string of burglaries in the area in the last month has spurred outrage from neighbors and businesses alike.
“We have not heard any details about that yet” said Dubsea manager Kai Braaten.
Speaking with her briefly Braaten explained that during the burglaries multiple windows were smashed and during the first two the burglar managed to make off with the cash in the till. During the second break-in the burglar actually made off with the entire safe. During the third break-in, though no money was stolen, more vandalism occurred.

Dubsea had never been broken into in its five year history until this string of robberies.

“We are open…and we have no further closure plans for the future” said Braaten before cutting our interview short to get back to a very busy morning rush.