EVERETT — Police from three cities are teaming up to track down a man who may be responsible for five espresso stand robberies over the past two weeks.
The story is the same.
A man walks up to the drive-thru coffee stand, demands money and warns that he has a gun, police said. Once he gets the money, he takes off.
Police dogs haven’t been able to find him.
Three of the robberies occurred in Everett. The downtown Diedrich Espresso stand on Broadway was robbed twice, once on Jan. 4 and again on Wednesday. A stand on the corner of Rucker Avenue and California Street, 13 Buffalos Coffee Company, was robbed Monday.
The robberies extended beyond Everett to north county communities.
Grove Street Espresso in Marysville was hit Jan. 3.
Candy Stripe Espresso in Arlington was targeted Jan. 7.
Two other espresso stands were robbed in the Arlington area Saturday afternoon. Detectives are investigating. It was not immediately clear whether the latest robberies involved the same suspect.
Police have not disclosed how much money was stolen.
Descriptions of the suspect in each of the first five robberies are nearly identical.
The Everett Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit is partnering with Arlington and Marysville police to investigate the connection.
“These detectives are very cautious. They don’t connect cases unless they’re sure,” said Kristin Banfield, a city of Arlington spokeswoman.
The suspect is described as white and in his 20s or 30s. He is thin with brown hair and brown eyes.
A witness reported that the man has a “scruffy” face and “sunken” eyes.
He was last seen wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, a baseball cap, dark pants and work boots.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Everett Police Department at 425-257-8450 or Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound at 1-800-222-TIPs.
Caitlin Tompkins: 425-339-3192; ctompkins@heraldnet.com.
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