The Brief
- Leena Chang, a 24-year-old woman charged with eight counts of first-degree robbery, pleaded not guilty; the FBI describes her as a serial bank robber who allegedly enjoyed the crimes.
- Chang is accused of using threatening notes to demand cash from bank tellers across several Seattle locations between June 2024 and July 2025.
- An anonymous tip led to Chang’s arrest near her University District apartment; she remains in King County Jail with bail set at $250,000, and her pre-trial hearing is scheduled for August 7, 2025.
SEATTLE – A 24-year-old woman charged with eight counts of robbery in the first degree pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Wednesday morning.
The FBI described Leena Chang as a serial bank robber and the state says the robberies do not appear to have been only for financial reasons, but that Chang had “an element of enjoyment in the robberies.”
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