Deputies allege that an armed robber took off with a gold chain necklace before he was apprehended near MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup Wednesday.
Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Carly Cappetto said a call about an armed robbery came in at 3:28 p.m. A person was preparing to sell a gold chain necklace at Alta Apartments in Parkland when the suspect showed up as the supposed buyer and stole it from the owner. The suspect pointed a gun at the seller and fled in a vehicle.
About 10 minutes later, the Puyallup Police Department told the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office that officers had located the suspect vehicle and tracked it to the MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital. The suspect fled on foot but was apprehended by the authorities with the assistance of a Puyallup K9 unit, Cappetto said…