Just one hour after New Year’s Eve turned into New Year’s Day, Seattle police responded to a call from a woman who reported that she was robbed after her lost cellphone was held for ransom.
According a police report, the woman had lost her phone in Pioneer Square earlier in the evening. Her friend received a phone call from an unknown man who said he had the phone and wanted a $15 reward for finding it. He wanted to meet in Renton, but the woman said there was no way she could get to Renton and asked if he could meet her in Pioneer Square. He agreed and said he would meet her in front of a nightclub called Volume.
The woman went to the ATM to get cash to pay the man. She withdrew $400 “since she also had to pay back her brother,” the police report continues. While she was standing outside Volume a man approached her and said he had her phone. She went to pay him the $15 “when the male punched her with a closed fist in the left eye causing her to fall backwards.” The suspect then grabbed the all the money she withdrew and fled. The report doesn’t say if officers attempted to locate the suspect.
don’t blame the victim!
Did she get her phone back???
I would view all stories concocted in Pioneer Square anywhere near nightclubs or ATMS between 10 PM and 6 AM on any day with suspicion.
I’m with @3. Just happened to take out 400 bucks before hand? Drug deal gone sour.
Kinda have to agree with #3.
i thought you could only withdraw $300 at a time?
Who charges a $15 ransom?
I lost my phone and the person who ended up with it said he bought it on the blade for $25 and took it to a nearby provider retail location. He said they told him it was shut off due to loss or theft ( I did this). Why they didn’t take it back or what ever I don’t know.
Anyway I found out that this person had my phone because he started texting my girlfriend and trying to flirt with her. She didn’t take that shit and he then gave her a number to call if I wanted to buy my phone back for $25 bucks. I just said no fucking way was I going to meet up with that fucker; Spidey-sense tingling. I wrote it off as a loss.
The point being that I agree that this sounds like a drug deal gone wrong but a $15 ransom doesn’t sound that far-fetched.