A call for a suspicious person loitering outside an abandoned bank led to a foot chase with police and ended in the arrest of that person– who allegedly had an explosive and drugs on him.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said the call went out on July 1 around 5 p.m. in University Place. Deputies saw a 42-year-old man lingering in an area that was marked “no trespassing.”
They learned the man had a warrant out of Fircrest and when they made contact with him, he ran off, leading deputies on a brief chase before he tripped and was put in handcuffs…