Seattle police arrest woman for throwing hot coffee on clerk

The Brief

  • A woman has been arrested for throwing coffee on a clerk.
  • The incident happened at a gas station on Thursday.

WEST SEATTLE, Wash. A 33-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after police say she stole hot coffee from a West Seattle gas station and threw it at a clerk when asked to pay.

The backstory:

Officers responded to the incident at a gas station in the 5400 block of Delridge Way Southwest on Apr. 10 just after 9:15 p.m. They found a 45-year-old employee wet and smelling of coffee and noted her skin looked red. The clerk reported being in severe pain.

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