crime spree began one week ago <\/a>when a pair of men brandishing a handgun robbed two convenience stores in Kent, according to a Kent Police media release.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nFederal Way Police arrested a 31-year-old man, a 24-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman for investigation of robbery. One man and woman were arrested\u00a0 outside of a South Seattle residence. Police arrested the other man at a home in Renton.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Detectives from the involved agencies met late Wednesday to compare notes and develop a plan to locate the three suspects. By early Friday morning Federal Way detectives were able to identify a vehicle associated to the crime spree and by Friday afternoon, locate and arrest three suspects.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re very grateful for the focused efforts of these detectives in identifying the suspects and taking each person into custody without incident,\u201d said Kent Police Assistant Chief Pat Lowery.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The three people are being detained in connection to the Federal Way robberies, though it is anticipated that the Kent cases will be filed by Monday.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In the first incident in Kent, a store employee was struck in the head with the gun, resulting in a significant laceration. Robbers struck again Wednesday evening, hitting two convenience stores in Federal Way and one in Renton.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Surveillance video in Federal Way showed two suspects holding up the Chevron gas station, 1712 S. 356th St., and then the 7-Eleven, 28719 Military Road S. One photo shows a robber holding his gun to a clerk’s head.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In the first robbery, the suspects stole cash and cigarettes, but came up empty handed in the second robbery. The store clerk at the 7-Eleven was violently assaulted, police said, and a suspect’s gun was discharged in the incident.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
About 30 minutes later, another robbery took place in Renton.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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