Local briefly: 19-year-old man held in string of robberies

Published 11:02 pm Friday, November 16, 2007

WOODINVILLE — A joint task force of Snohomish and King county deputies and Bothell police arrested a suspect in a series of robberies Thursday, officials said.

The 19-year-old suspect was arrested near NE 155th and 135th Place NE, King County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart said. The man was living nearby with his mother.

Police believe the man is responsible for a string of robberies, including at least three in Snohomish County.

Each time, the man wore a mask and carried a handgun, earning the reputation as the “hoody” bandit, Urquhart said. A tip led police to the arrest.

The man was booked into the King County Jail for investigation of one count of robbery, Urquhart said.

Blaine: Suspect in rape caught at border

An Arlington man wanted by police for child rape was arrested Sunday while trying to cross the border into the U.S. from Canada, federal officials announced Friday.

Anderson Xavier Jack, 46, was charged in 2002 with third-degree child rape. Prosecutors obtained a warrant for his arrest when Jack didn’t show up for court.

A Snohomish County judge this week increased bail from $20,000 to $100,000 for Jack, deputy prosecutor Mark Roe said.

Jack and his mother arrived at the Peace Arch crossing Sunday just before midnight. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers checked the man’s record and discovered the warrant, customs officials said.

The wanted man was turned over to Whatcom County sheriff’s deputies and held for Snohomish County authorities, customs officials said.

The arrest was a result of a customs program increasing border inspections looking for people with outstanding warrants, the agency said.

Jack is charged with having sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl in February and March of 2001.