Footage shows the moment a not-so-dynamic duo was caught stealing a cash register from a Seattle pharmacy, seconds after walking through its doors.
The unnamed male and female suspects were immediately arrested, police said Wednesday, releasing an almost unbelievable clip in the process.
The video shows a Seattle Police Department team approaching the Walgreens that the couple had just looted, before coming face to face with the 20-year-old woman, cash register in tow.
‘Wow! Wow! Hey!’ one of the officers says, as the woman stops dead in her tracks. Meanwhile, her 40-year-old accomplice remains motionless, equally dumbfounded.
“Leave that,” the officer orders, recording with his body-worn camera.
The footage, filmed on April 29 outside a local Walgreen’s, begins with an officer walking directly toward the 20-year-old suspect, still clutching a cash register.
His arrest occurs, while his accomplice, a 40-year-old man (not in the photo), escapes.
The unnamed woman does the same, but her masked accomplice apparently had other ideas.
He fled the scene to a nearby parking lot, police said in their statement, while another segment of the video shows his arrest.
It begins with the bumbling suspect literally hiding in plain sight of a police officer; He also records the action with his body camera.
“He’s hiding,” the agent is heard saying to his colleagues over the radio after calmly walking away from the visible hiding place of the alleged criminal, as if he had not seen him.
Finally, the suspect exits, raising his hands slightly in a messy surrender.
‘Show me your hands,’ the officers order, to which the man barely obeys, as he walks forward.
‘It’s not me! “Sir, it’s not me,” the masked man shouts at that moment, still walking upright.
‘Get down, now!’ – the officer continues to ask, prompting the suspect to try to escape on foot.
The woman was ultimately booked into the King County Jail for robbery and illegal carrying of a gun, cops said, while the man was charged with obstructing a law enforcement officer.
After fleeing on foot, he tried to hide in a nearby parking lot, but one of the officers easily spotted him.
Finally, the suspect exits, raising his hands slightly in a messy surrender.
“Show me your hands,” the officers order, to which the man barely obeys, as he walks forward. ‘It’s not me! “Sir, it’s not me,” the masked man shouts at that moment, still walking upright.
‘Get down, now!’ The officer continues to demand, prompting the suspect to attempt to escape on foot.
A chase ensues, during which police easily catch up with the suspect and make an arrest within minutes.
Just before her arrest, officers found a gun on the woman’s person, which they said she attempted to conceal.
Police also revealed that the suspect is also being accused of a previous incident of domestic violence, but detailed that there is no more
This also fails miserably, after the police manage to catch the suspected thief within a couple of minutes.
Her arrest occurs, after which officers revealed that they had found a gun on the woman’s person moments before.
Despite being handcuffed, she attempted to hide it, officers said, adding that the gun was not used in the crime.
However, the agents located it and seized it as evidence; The police shared a photo of the gun and several confiscated bullets, with the serial number still attached.
The woman was ultimately booked into the King County Jail for robbery and illegal carrying of a gun, cops said, while the man was charged with obstructing a police officer.
Police said he was booked into the Southern Correctional Entity Jail, but have not yet provided an update.
Additionally, they revealed that he is also being accused of a previous incident of domestic violence, but did not elaborate further.
The weapon that the woman was carrying was located by the agents and confiscated as evidence. Police later said it was not used during the incident.
The police shared a photo of the gun and several confiscated bullets. The firearm still had a serial number.
Pictured is the Seattle Walgreens where the possible theft incident occurred. It is still under investigation
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For now, Seattle police said detectives from the General Investigations Unit will lead the investigation, as the city continues to grapple with rampant crime.
This comes years after politicians and citizens came together to demand that local government defund the police, amid unrest fueled by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
In their statement, police revealed that the incident actually occurred on April 29 and is under active investigation.
