In one instance, the robbers held a gun to a 10-year-old's head and forced the child to show them where the valuables were in the home. In some cases, there was a 15 to 20-minute delay in reporting the crimes due to a language barrier.
During one of the crimes, the robbers threatened a 10-year-old by pointing a gun at the child's head and walking them through the home.
"There is a lot of traffic at night up and down the streets. You really have to watch," said Zada Hall, a Rainier View resident. "A couple months ago, there was a guy peeping into the window on the side of the house, so it’s really been bad," said Hall. "I call if I see somebody in somebody else’s yard," said Hall. "I’m pretty observant because I have a home daycare and I have children. So, I’m really watching and making sure they are safe.
Police say a crew of three to seven robbers, brandishing guns and wearing ski masks, have been forcing their way into homes. "They are essentially holding the folks in the house hostage until they take whatever items of value they can find in the house," said South Precinct commander and acting captain Robert Brown. "One of them in particular alarmed me. It was where there was a 10-year-old resident in the house, a 10-year-old kid.
In some cases, Brown says there has been a 15 to 20-minute delay in reporting the crimes due to a language barrier. "It’s clear whoever is committing these, is scoping out and deciding which place they are going to go to strike," said Brown. "Was there any communication to the Asian community on this because that’s actually disturbing? My parents live in south Seattle, and they are probably prime targets," said a resident at that meeting.
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