Editor’s Update 1:50 PM Friday June 17th: Everett Police just announced they have arrested a suspect in this case. Here’s the information just released by EPD…

EVERETT – Everett Police detectives identified and arrested a suspect in the Zippy’s Café robbery that occurred on June 7th.

Updated Release – June 17, 2016

Based on the initial information release and request for the public’s help, detectives received a confidential tip that led to the identification of the male suspect. The suspect, 21 year-old Maksim Petrovskiy of Everett, was arrested and booked into the Snohomish County Jail last night on robbery (RCW 9A.56.210) charges.

A photo of an Everett robbery suspect was released by Everett Police this afternoon in hopes of generating leads after a woman was robbed in downtown Everett last week.

On June 7, 2016 at about 4:22 PM Everett Police Officers responded to a report of a robbery at Zippy’s Café at 2811 Wetmore Ave. The responding officer was told that a male suspect ran up to the victim, who was seated outside at a table, and grabbed her hand that had been covering her wallet on the table. The suspect then pulled the wallet from the victim’s grasp. After grabbing the wallet, the suspect ran northbound on Wetmore Ave. He was chased for a short distance by the victim and a witness before they lost sight of him in the 2700 block of Oakes Ave.

The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 20 years of age, very thin, short brown hair, and “clean cut.” He was wearing a bright blue T-shirt, blue shorts and dark shoes. There is no information on any vehicles or anyone else involved.

If you have any information please call the Everett Police Tip line at 425-257-8450.



