Suspect assaults store attendant over candy bars

Seattle Police responded to a strong-arm robbery at a store located on the 8700 block of 15th Avenue NW on May 6. When they arrived they made contact with the retail attendant. He told police that he saw the suspect placing candy bars into his pockets. The victim asked the man to empty the contents of his pockets, and the suspect emptied his pockets onto the floor. The victim asked the suspect to leave the store, and he followed the man out. In the parking lot the suspect threw plastic store baskets at the window of the store. Then he pushed shopping carts around, crashing them into things in the lot. The retail attendant asked him to leave. The suspect punched the victim in the face three times then fled. The victim sustained bruising to the side of his face but denied medical attention. Police describe the suspect as a white male in his early 20s with a slim build. He wore black and yellow athletic shorts, a grey sweatshirt and a backpack. Jeans were hanging out of the backpack. Police searched the area but did not find the suspect.

Man saves two-year-old, gets assaulted

Police responded to a fight report between two men at a restaurant on the 400 block of North 36th Street on May 2. When police arrived they found the victim, a middle aged male, being treated by Seattle Fire Department. The man had an ice pack pressed to his face where there was swelling and a cut above his left eye. He told police that he arrived at the restaurant and saw a two-year-old girl near the entryway of the store. She started walking out toward traffic on the street. The victim ran after her and walked her back inside. He asked for her parents and eventually found them at the far side of the restaurant. He told them what happened and advised them to keep a closer watch over their daughter. The mother seemed to be annoyed by what the victim said. He walked away and found a seat in the restaurant. Minutes later the husband of the mother walked up to the man and accosted him. He asked the victim, “"Are you a tough guy?" and cursed at him. The victim pushed the man back, and the suspect punched the victim in the face. Then the suspect pulled the man’s shirt up from behind him, over his face, which bound the victim’s arms. The suspect punched him multiple times in the face before other patrons broke up the fight. Then the man ran outside and paced back and forth on the sidewalk before fleeing eastbound toward Fremont Avenue North. Police corroborated the victim’s story with multiple witnesses. They asked the restaurant manager for the security tapes, but he said he didn’t have access. Police derived part of the suspect’s name from his bill, which was paid with his credit card.