Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Teen for Strong-arm Robbery, Intimidation of Public Servant
Gig Harbor Police arrested an 18-year-old man who stole a Butterfinger from a QFC last Friday. He threatened to kill the arresting officers.
Police arrested an 18-year-old Tacoma man for second-degree robbery and intimidation of a public servant at a Gig Harbor last Friday, Aug. 5.
Police were dispatched to the grocery store on Pt. Fosdick Drive NW in reference to a strong-arm robbery.
According to the police report, the QFC security guards told police that they witnessed the suspect take a Butterfinger candy bar and leave the store without paying.
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When the guards asked the man to return to the store, he "lunged" at them, tried to strike one of the guards, and called him a "n-----." During the altercation, the teen headbutted one of the guards in the head and struck him above the right eye. The report also stated that he threatened to kill the officers.
When arrived, the suspect was held on the ground near the store entrance.
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Police also noted that the teen was also uncooperative during the investigation. While he was being transported to the Pierce County Jail, the man said he wanted to kill the officers after he was released from jail.
The case has been forwarded to the Pierce County Prosecutors for review.
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