On 4/30/2013 at
approximately 1600 hrs., Fife Police were dispatched to a robbery at a sporting
goods company in the 4600 block of 20th St E. Two suspects entered the store and one of
them walked out without paying for two pairs of works pants he had tucked under
his arm. When employees contacted the
suspect outside, he fled on foot away from the store. Store security personnel chased the suspect
and when they caught up to him, he pulled out a knife and pointed it at
them. The suspect threw the stolen items
at the security officers and tried again to get away, but they were able to
detain him until police officers arrived.
The second suspect was seen entering a vehicle and driving away from the
scene.
The detained
suspect admitted that he came to the store to steal the work pants and claimed
that the second suspect offered him $20 for each pair of stolen pants he could
take. He was booked into the Pierce
County Jail for 1st degree robbery.
Fife Detectives are following up on leads to locate
the second suspect.
