1:35 PM: Looking for vaccine? We just got a phone call from the Westwood Village
Rite Aid, which has Johnson & Johnson vaccine that needs to be used soon, and they asked us to help them get the word out. As reported in our pandemic roundup last night, the FDA has “un-paused” use of this one-shot vaccine after investigating what health authorities call “very rare” side effects. If you’re interested in getting this one-shot vaccine, call Rite Aid at
206-938-4253 and check with the pharmacy about availability. They’re open 8 am-9 pm.
4:09 PM: The state, meantime, announced this afternoon that the J & J vaccine has cleared the extra Western States safety review.
WESTWOOD VILLAGE ROBBERY: Police are investigating a reported armed robbery at the Westwood Village
Rite Aid store right now; a note on the door indicates it’s closed until 1 pm as a result. We’re hoping to get more information at the scene but in the meantime, police-radio exchanges indicate the robber(s) are believed to have escaped in a light-blue small-SUV-type vehicle last seen eastbound on SW Barton, and that this could be related to similar robberies in the region.
ADDED 3:48 PM: From the preliminary police summary:
At approximately 10:22, officers responded to a robbery at the Rite Aid located at 2600 SW Barton Street. Witnesses described the (robber) as a juvenile male between the age of 14 and 18. The (robber) jumped over the pharmacy counter, demanded Promethazine and Codeine, and threatened the victims with a firearm. The (robber) was armed with a handgun. Victims complied and provided the (robber) with an unknown amount of product.
bolo February 17, 2021 (4:37 pm)
I’ve been seeing a security guard near that front door for the past several weeks. Maybe they called in sick this morning?
Driver February 17, 2021 (5:39 pm)
Pretty sure security can’t do anything but observe and report
1994 February 17, 2021 (9:03 pm)
Stick their foot out and trip the robber as they try to run out the store? Maybe the robber would lose hold of their Percocet. Or better yet a bottle of stool softener set aside for these special people.
West Seattle Mad Sci Guy February 17, 2021 (11:49 pm)
If that’s what you think should be done with a suspect with a gun I suggest you apply for the job.