K-9 Asher recovers handgun after Walmart shoplifting arrest in Yelm

A Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K‑9 helped Yelm Police recover critical evidence after a man was arrested Monday evening for shoplifting at a Walmart.

Walmart’s Asset Protection first called Yelm Police, reporting that the suspect had stolen from the store and was walking toward Old McKenna along a sound wall on the east side of the parking lot, TCSO announced.

A Yelm officer eventually found the suspect who fled from officers but was later arrested. During a search of the suspect, law enforcement found a fully loaded handgun magazine…

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