University Place Rite Aid targets armed robbery

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A pharmacy on University Place is the target of consecutive violent crimes this week, and law enforcement is still looking for a suspect in one of the incidents.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says the crimes took place at Rite Aid at 3840 Bridgeport Way.

The first incident occurred on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m.

Sergeant Darren Moss of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says a man with a gun jumped over the pharmacy counter. This man then grabbed several bottles of drugs.

Moss says when the suspect escaped he dropped his gun and had to go back to pick it up. That suspect is still at large.

“It wasn’t the middle of the night. That was something in the early evening. And to have that in such a quiet community is just kind of weird. And two nights in a row, for a deal, is also very strange, “Moss said.

At 9 p.m. on Wednesday, the Rite Aid was engaged in another very similar crime.

Moss says a woman came in and held a knife to a customer’s throat. The suspect then asked for drugs from the pharmacy. The suspect cut the hostage’s hand open as the victim tried to remove the knife from her throat, Moss said. The victim was taken to the hospital and treated.

The suspect in the incident was arrested.

“These are the crimes that affect people and hurt people really, really badly,” Moss said.

People who live and shop in the area say these are not the stories they expect from University Place.

“It’s scary. I feel weird that I’m alone in this mall right now,” said Pat Richardson, who went shopping at the same mall as the Rite Aid.

The suspect in the first incident is still at large.

Moss says there are surveillance videos. Investigators ask anyone who has information to contact them.

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