Two suspects arrested in gas station robbery

December 3rd, 2009 · 38 Comments

Around 11 a.m. the Union 76 gas station in the 8400 block of Aurora Avenue North was robbed by two teens, one of them armed, King5 reports.

The news station sent their helicopter up around noon, which people commented on in the forum. King5 says that the teens, age 14 or 15, were wearing black hoodies and left the scene running northbound on Nesbitt Street. Both teens are now in custody

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38 responses so far ↓

1 jm // Dec 3, 2009 at 12:52 pm

More stupid people that need to be locked up.
2 Drew Pickard // Dec 3, 2009 at 1:00 pm

Sounds like they need better parents.
Why aren’t they in school?
3 obvious // Dec 3, 2009 at 2:04 pm

because anyone can breed
4 credo // Dec 3, 2009 at 2:39 pm

They caught the second kid- he was in the WilPac building.
http://www.king5.com/news/Police-hunt-for-suspects-in-gas-station-armed-robbery-78445267.html
5 jm // Dec 3, 2009 at 2:56 pm

Not the way to earn a living fellers. I hope these guys get straightened out fast. Were they raised on violent computer games?
6 SPG // Dec 3, 2009 at 3:05 pm

“Were they raised on violent computer games?”

It must be that rock and/or roll music.
7 Footloose // Dec 3, 2009 at 3:38 pm

Did they read too much violent/perverted literature like … oh saaayy…. the bible?
8 Whopper // Dec 3, 2009 at 3:39 pm

“Were they raised on violent computer games?”

No, probably by a school system that told them they were entitled to anything, even if they were losers.
9 outside the box // Dec 3, 2009 at 4:18 pm

Were they students at the “alternative” school? I thought that was what the building there at 90th was being used for? I think I heard they were middle schoolers…yikes!
10 jm // Dec 3, 2009 at 4:23 pm

Where did they get their hand gun training?
11 jm // Dec 3, 2009 at 4:25 pm

“No, probably by a school system that told them they were entitled to anything, even if they were losers.”

Nah, that’s the bunch by Sandel Playground Park.
12 DFH // Dec 3, 2009 at 4:34 pm

The police are to be commended.
13 Monty Piethong // Dec 3, 2009 at 4:36 pm

Let’s not forget a man working a station/store on 15th NW was killed by a dumb teenager earlier this year.
14 Greenwood_D // Dec 3, 2009 at 9:17 pm

Why this type of crap surprises anyone in this day-and-age is beyond me.

Everyone got a piece of this:

-ignorant youth void of empathy
-ignorant dribble producing offspring at rapid rates
-a society that glorifies violence and material gain

Now just throw in a HORRIBLE economic downturn that is perpetuated by Government deficit spending, Wall Street Welfare and propping up a dead housing market and you pretty much got it all locked down.

It may sound insensitive to some, but you’re not gonna have to keep your eyes peeled to catch more of this. It should really get interesting after another abysmal holiday retail season.

Cheers!
15 Iron City Mike // Dec 4, 2009 at 9:04 am

The real mystery is, why does that gas statation charge about 10 cents more per gallon than every other station in town? I used to buy all my gas there since it was convenieint, on the way to work, until I realized this.
16 outside the box // Dec 4, 2009 at 9:29 am

I noticed that too ICM…my guess is that they are actually in the “credit card” business and make more money off of giving credit to bad risks so they raise their gas price to help compensate. I also heard the gas itself comes from the same refinery as the ARCO across street….so really no reason to pay more! Maybe these kids were turned down for a credit card there!
17 JonnyFiveAlive // Dec 4, 2009 at 9:34 am

And that, Mike, is the real crime here.
18 Footloose? // Dec 4, 2009 at 10:12 am

Blaming an armed robbery on the Bible? That’s even more odd than video games or rock and/or roll.
19 Iron City Mike // Dec 4, 2009 at 10:37 am

ARCO does not take credit cards, so they are signficantly cheaper everywhere. But, the 76 station is not even competitive with other stations (including other 76 stations) that DO take credit. Weird.
20 jm // Dec 4, 2009 at 10:55 am

Kids that age likely spend more time shooting and killing their video game enemies than time at school or homework. So what do they get trained to do? I want, I take and I kill. Thank you Grand Theft Auto fans.
21 Facepalm // Dec 4, 2009 at 11:02 am

I knew there would be one jackass who would bring up Grand Theft Auto. Yeah, there was no teen crime before GTA right? Moron.
22 jm // Dec 4, 2009 at 11:08 am

You’re the moron
23 jm // Dec 4, 2009 at 11:13 am

It’s unfortunate that many of our neighbors make a living in the computer gaming business. It’s an unhealthy activity and the constant viewing of violence desensitizes children to acts of bloody brutal aggression.
24 Facepalm // Dec 4, 2009 at 11:45 am

Great comeback genius. How old are you to bring up the “No you” argument. Here’s something that your immature, limited brain may comprehend:

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/News/162101,gamer-completes-fairytale-from-playstation-to-real-life-pro-track-racing.aspx

There was crime before GTA (just because you don’t agree doesn’t make it a fact). GTA is just a bloody fraction of what gaming is about but arguing with you is a moot point. Dumbass.
25 Ghoul // Dec 4, 2009 at 2:45 pm

^owned
26 Ghoul // Dec 4, 2009 at 2:56 pm

blame the parents, not the games.

and as for how they got their “handgun training”, anybody can point a toy, or an air-soft gun at somebody else.

in GTA you don’t even rob stores, you beat and rob prostitutes and steal cars, to a great soundtrack i might add, but they didn’t do that.
27 Ghoul // Dec 4, 2009 at 2:59 pm

maybe it was that damn flock of seagulls song on the game that told them to do it. the song is about having to run away… so far away, but could not get away…

THAT DAMN ROCK N’ ROLL!
28 Matt // Dec 4, 2009 at 3:31 pm

I actually agree with you, Facepalm, but I really wish I didn’t have to say that about someone who ends their replies with “moron” and “dumbass”.

I guess you can be right and still be a jerk.
29 Loki // Dec 4, 2009 at 4:30 pm

As someone who grew up playing Super Mario Bros I don’t feel that I am any more or less likely than anyone else to eat mushrooms and I’ve never stomped on a turtle. Can we please stop trying to blame video games every time some idiot performs an act of violence for monetary gain or as a plea for attention.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc [after, therefor because of]… its a logical fallicy as old as time. Keep on blaming the games if you must… my guess is that there is likely a simpler, less exotic set of causes.
30 Finn Knee // Dec 4, 2009 at 5:32 pm

Yeah, they just need money. Simple.
31 Bar // Dec 4, 2009 at 5:47 pm

As for the video games – each video game out there is required to have a rating. If a kid plays violent games that are over their maturity level – such that it changes their ideals of Right and Wrong (which I find far-fetched anyway – seriously, with all the other factors of our culture and society, the probability seems very low that a video game would influence the kid a significant amount) – then the responsibility is not with the game or the child. This responsibility must be tied to the Parent(s).
Most children should be obtaining their Right/Wrong ideals from their parent(s), and the parent(s) should be monitoring their video game usage. I suppose sometimes this could be lost by simple outright neglect and irresponsibility of the parent(s). But I don’t think that is always the case. If the (s) is not used, I suppose that the situation is even more tricky, since there is only a singular parent to supervise and teach their child(ren). Since each family situation is different (I suppose most of the blamers on this site can find food on the table every night), can we really blame the parent(s) in all situations? Is there a lack of support in our communities for families that are lacking the time/resources to help raise their children in a responsible way?
I grew up playing video games – from Mario, to Doom, to Quake, Halo, and even Call of Duty. I don’t hurt others because of it. I find that I generally try to be a nice person – try to help others. I try to help the current circumstances of our society by volunteering in the neighborhoods with the kids that need the help. Teach them. I think that this is the solution. There is little accomplishment in blaming this factor or that factor. Do something to help your community. Volunteer. Talk to kids. If you want to know your society and community you have to be a part of it. Generalizations can be useful in some cases, but they can also be detrimental in solving a problem.
32 Whopper // Dec 4, 2009 at 5:49 pm

“Yeah, they just need money. Simple.”

Need or want? I bet the latter.

I guess no one in their family explained you have to actually work for money.
33 Tahomajim // Dec 4, 2009 at 8:56 pm

I suspect these young punks live on or near Aurora. Robbing a gas station, 7-11, or fast food place is their first step toward being real criminals. Society, in my opinion, needs to deal with them severly. We can expect more of this as the economy continues to deteriorate. People are desperate….. and don’t blame Obama for the situation assumed from U NO WHO. Somehow I doubt voters will wise up in my lifetime. Sigh…..
34 Handy // Dec 4, 2009 at 11:24 pm

Didn’t you all know—they’ve been pumping ‘affordable’ and subsidized housing into Greenhood for years, and the chickens are coming to roost. Too bad—could have been such a great neighborhood.
35 robert o // Dec 5, 2009 at 9:05 am

yup, section 8.
36 Whopper // Dec 5, 2009 at 4:02 pm

“they’ve been pumping ‘affordable’ and subsidized housing into Greenhood for years, and the chickens are coming to roost. Too bad”

Just keep them penned north of 85th.
37 fedup // Dec 5, 2009 at 6:16 pm

That low-income place with all the townhouses is right on 85th and Fremont and the scumbags drift into the neighborhoods both north and south of the place. Then there’s the drug house on 79th that houses the sex offenders and the parolees. The more social engineering in Greenwood (i.e., housing and feeding the people who live on the fringes), the worse the quality of life in the neighborhood.
38 Citizen // Dec 6, 2009 at 12:50 am

Another pair of future cop-killers that need to be put down like the dogs that they are before they get a chance to attack someone else. I don’t blame their upbringing or childhood, video games or pornography(or whatever else people blame these days). I blame the actual person. If they don’t understand why it is wrong to attack innocent people, then I don’t want them on the street. I want them erased.