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Man arrested for threatening to kill Seattle grocery store workers

Dec 22, 2020, 12:01 PM

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Police say they found this gun on a man they arrested for threatening to kill grocery store workers in Seattle on Monday. (Seattle Police Blotter)

(Seattle Police Blotter)

As if being a grocery store worker isn’t hard enough during a global pandemic, employees at a Seattle store tell police a man threatened to kill them.

Seattle police arrested a 47-year-old man Monday evening after employees at a Safeway store in the 3800 block of Rainier Avenue South called 911 to report he had threatened to kill them while stealing some items.

SPD says officers found the suspect a few blocks away. While searching the man, they found a loaded 9mm pistol.

The suspect was booked into King County Jail for robbery and firearm charges. Police say he’s a convicted felon and isn’t allowed to possess a firearm.

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