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Seattle woman arrested, charged in multiple bank robberies
Fox13 Seattle ^ | 7/10/2025 | Will Wixey

Posted on 08/20/2025 11:23:47 AM PDT by simpson96

SEATTLE - A 24-year-old woman has been arrested in a slew of bank robberies in the Seattle area, now charged with eight counts of first-degree robbery.

Leena Chang, who was living in the University District, is accused of handing notes to bank employees, demanding cash from their drawers while saying that she was armed.

The alleged robberies and attempted robberies happened at eight locations across various Seattle neighborhoods, occurring between June 2024 and July 2025.

One of the notes Chang is accused of using reads, "I have a gun. Give me all your money. No silent alarm."

An FBI bulletin regarding a Seattle serial bank robber went out in early 2025, which is around the same time when Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound received an anonymous tip which identified "Leena Chang" as the perpetrator.

FBI bulletin of Seattle serial bank robber The tip included information about the prior robberies, along with text that said, "She LOVES that the FBI put out a bulletin on her and has never seemed so proud that the term SERIAL bank robber is what she is being considered and up until the last, most recent bank she did."

Following the eighth robbery, Seattle police arrested Chang near her apartment on the afternoon of July 7.

Officers also say they seized several items that connected her to the robberies, including her shoes, a green bag, pink wallet, a hyper-realistic airsoft gun, a brown knitted head covering and over $1,800 in cash.

Police believed that Chang traveled between her apartment and the various banks via public transit. SPD used video surveillance from buses, Google Maps, Chang's apartment and the targeted banks to match up the timing of the robberies with Chang's location.

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To: Mr. K

ya ok Karen... Go ahead and report me. get my post pulled. get me zotted over it...


21 posted on 08/20/2025 3:11:53 PM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: metmom

were just kidding... get a sense of humor. If you wanna get in a twist over something, why not gripe about why we are seeing no indictments from ANYTHING!!

You people act like this is new... Guilty or not guilty etc... people have been saying this for 27 years here that I am aware of... get a sense of humor.


22 posted on 08/20/2025 3:16:19 PM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: sit-rep; Lazamataz

No kidding.
Laz? Your take?


23 posted on 08/20/2025 3:23:01 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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To: sit-rep

Yeah, I’m well aware that it’s not new. And it’s not been funny any of the 27 years it’s been going on.


24 posted on 08/20/2025 3:35:49 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: Billthedrill

I’ll have to get the manager, sir.


25 posted on 08/20/2025 3:38:28 PM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: RandallFlagg

Staying out of this one.


26 posted on 08/20/2025 4:11:42 PM PDT by Lazamataz (I'm so on fire that I feel the need to stop, drop, and roll!)
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To: RandallFlagg

support comes from those not worried about who is in the room. just watch and see...


27 posted on 08/20/2025 4:17:54 PM PDT by sit-rep (START DEMANDING INDICTMENTS NOW!!!!!)
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To: sit-rep

What are you, 12?

Don’t say stupid things and try to act like an adult. We’re not liberals here


28 posted on 08/21/2025 7:27:07 AM PDT by Mr. K (no i think 10%consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself.)
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