April 27, Capitol Hill

A smiling robber ran up behind a woman, grabbed her cell phone and fled near 16th Ave. E and E Thomas St. around 4 p.m. April 27, according to the police report.

The robber fled south on 17th, then west on John. One witness, who was walking east on John, told police the unknown robber was smiling and said, "This is crazy," as he ran by.

No suspect was located. The victim received a Band-aid for a scratch on her finger.

April 25, Downtown

A person in his late teens was waiting for a bus with his wallet in his hands at 3rd and Stewart around 10:45 p.m. April 25. An opportunistic suspect in his mid-20s with a small afro, blue jeans and a tan jacket approached him and slapped the wallet out of his hands and onto the ground. The suspect then picked the wallet up and ran west on Stewart, then north through an alley between 2nd and 3rd.

The victim chased after the suspect, but when they headed into the alley, the suspect said he "had a burner," and the victim stopped chasing.

The suspect was not found.

April 19, Beacon Hill

A college student was robbed around 8 p.m. April 19 near the Beacon Hill Link Light Rail Station. The robbers made off with his wallet and backpack, which contained his school supplies for college, such as a graphing calculator, according to the police report.

A witness said the two attackers followed the victim from the transit center, and that the victim was unaware he was being followed. The two then approached the victim and started yelling. The victim said they threatened to beat him. He handed over his wallet and North Face backpack.

He had $15 in cash in the wallet, and his backpack held his red water bottle, keys for his car and house, and school supplies, such notebooks, pens and a graphing calculator.

The suspects fled in different directions. No arrests were mentioned.