SEATTLE -- Seattle police detectives ask for the public's help Friday in identifying a man and woman seen using a debit card stolen from a woman who was beaten in a Belltown attack.
Police said the victim was walking near 1st Avenue and Battery Street just after midnight Aug. 30 when a group of four to six Hispanic women grabbed the victim, punched her in the face, and ripped out a clump of her hair—which officers later found lying on the sidewalk. The suspects also stole the victim’s wallet and cellphone before they fled.
The victim told police the suspects were all in their 20s and dressed in black, with the exception of one woman, who wore a flower print dress. One of the suspects was also reportedly wearing a “bachelorette sash.”
Detectives have tracked down surveillance photos of a man and a woman who later used the victim’s stolen bank card at a Capitol Hill gas station. The pair may have also tried to sell the victim’s cellphone online, police said.
Detectives are hoping someone can identify the man or woman in the photos, potentially leading detectives to the suspects in the Belltown attack.
If you recognize either of them, please contact the SPD Robbery Unit at (206) 684-5535.
The suspect's car. (Photo: Seattle Police Dept.)