MONROE – December 29, 2015: At 10:30 pm, Monroe police officers responded to a robbery report at the Fred Meyer store in Monroe. Officers contacted an employee who said a male had approached him at the register with a knife, told the employee he had a gun and demanded money. The employee backed up, grabbed the phone and said he was calling the police. The male then turned and ran from the store without money or merchandise. He was last seen running southbound across SR 2.
Officers from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol assisted in establishing a perimeter as Monroe’s tracking K9 “Nuke” and his partner responded to the area. The K9 team followed a track across SR 2 then east behind businesses towards Lewis Street. They were unable to locate the suspect.
The suspect is described as a white male, 5’10” to 6’0” tall, early 20’s, very thin wearing all black clothing which included a jacket with the hood up over a hat. The suspect wore sunglasses and had the jacket fully zipped, covering the lower half of his face. The employee only saw a knife; the implied gun was not seen. No one was injured during this incident. Surveillance cameras confirmed the suspect as described by the employee. This case remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this attempted robbery is asked to contact the Monroe Police Department at 360-794-6300. Anonymous information may be left on the Department’s tip line at 360-863-4600.