Update: 11:07 a.m.

According to the owner of the Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza, the man who apprehended the suspect was not a an employee at his shop, but a delivery driver for Sygma, a foodservice delivery company.

The owner said that his shop was closed at the time of the incident.

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Seattle Police apprehended a purse thief with the help of a pizza shop employee near Holman Road and 7th Avenue NW around 1 a.m. on May 27.

Police report that the whole incident happened “in about 30 minutes or less.”

According to police, Officer Enoch Lee was cruising near Holman Road and 7th Avenue NW around 12:45 AM and noticed a man running down the street clutching a woman’s purse. He heard a woman scream, “he just robbed me.” She pointed to the suspect sprinting away from the scene.

Officer Lee moved his squad car along side the man as he ran. He told him to stop. The suspect veered into a shopping center parking lot and fell behind a few cars. He hid like minced onions under cheese.

The suspect waited there for a moment and then took off running again, but was “taken down” by a pizza shop worker. Flour flew. The pizza man noticed the scene unfold outside the shop.

Officer Lee arrested the suspect and the victim’s purse was returned to her.

A witness pointed out to police a car that was thought to be a getaway vehicle. Officers approached the car and noticed two young men ducking down in the seats.

Police booked the suspect into a Youth Service Center for investigation of robbery. Police questioned the other two suspects, but they were later released from the North Precinct.