Crime & Safety
Authorities Searching For Two Men Who Robbed AM/PM In University Place Today
One of the men carried a black, semi-automatic handgun and held the cashier at gunpoint.
University Place Police are searching for two men who robbed the AM/PM early this morning.
Two men walked into the convenience store on Bridgeport Way and 27th Avenue West about 1 a.m., today. One of the men carried a black, semi-automatic handgun and held the cashier at gunpoint, Chief Mike Blair said.
The men took an undisclosed amount of cash and Newport Menthol cigarettes.
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A K-9 unit tracked the men two and a half blocks northeast of the business, where they had fled. They were, however, caught on the store's surveilance camera.
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The men are described as black, and they wore dark clothing. One of the suspects wore a black hoodie with the word "MISSOURI" in white lettering across the chest.
If you have any information, contact University Place Police at 253-566-5658.
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