Man accused of purse-snatching from more than a dozen women in Seattle neighborhoods
Woman recalls brutal attack in Seattle's Chinatown-International District
A woman who was brutally assaulted and knocked unconscious recalls her attack and calls for justice at an event held to condemn violence against Asian Americans.
SEATTLE - Police have arrested 26-year-old man suspected of stealing purses and bags from more than a dozen women in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, Rainier Valley and Beacon Hill neighborhoods.
Over the last six weeks, the suspect approached his victims —primarily Asian women from 40 to 80 years old — near their vehicles, outside Seattle grocery stores, and grabbed their bags before fleeing in a vehicle, Seattle police said.
SPD said the suspect was identified and arrested Wednesday at a Renton car rental lot with the help of US Marshals.
Police recovered a loaded handgun from the man - a convicted felon and unable to legally possess guns - and booked him into the King County Jail for multiple counts of theft and unlawful possession of a firearm.
SPD’s Bias Crimes unit will also review the cases, due to the suspect’s repeated targeting of Asian victims.
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