Cops Collar Suspect After Cash Grab at Vancouver Towne Pump

Vancouver police moved quickly Tuesday night after an alleged robbery at the Towne Pump convenience store along East Fourth Plain Boulevard, wrapping up the case almost as fast as the suspect allegedly grabbed the cash.

Officers say that just after 8:30 p.m., a man slipped behind the counter at the store, implied he had a weapon and left with money from the register. Patrol units later spotted a man walking in the surrounding neighborhood who matched the description and detained him. Police say the store’s money was returned, and investigators recovered an item described as a knife…

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