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West Seattle smoke shop hit with a smash-and-grab for the seventh time
in a month
The smoke shop was also hit with a smash-and-grab on Tuesday morning.
The business owner had just finished boarding up the storefront.

Author: KING 5 Staff
Published: 5:20 AM PDT September 20, 2023
Updated: 6:07 AM PDT September 20, 2023
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SEATTLE — Police are investigating after a smoke shop in West Seattle
was hit with a smash-and-grab early Wednesday morning.

The owner of the store told KING 5 this is the seventh time his store
has been robbed since Aug. 24. The store, Global Smoke and Vape Shop on
35th Avenue was also hit Tuesday morning.

The owner had just recently finished boarding up the storefront. He said
he is now looking into hiring private security and is pleading with the
Seattle police to patrol the area more often between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.

He estimated about $10,000 worth of merchandise was stolen.

Surveillance video shows a car smashed into the storefront with multiple
suspects crawling through the wreckage to reach the inside of the shop.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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