Police use pit maneuver to end chase with armed robbery suspect in Pierce County
(Pierce County Sheriff's Office)
BONNEY LAKE, Wash. - Two robbery suspects were arrested Thursday morning, after leading officers from multiple agencies on a pursuit from Bonney Lake to Sumner.
According to the Bonney Lake Police Department (BLPD), at around 8:50 a.m., officers were dispatched to an armed robbery at the Safeway on 214 Ave. E off State Route 410.
Officers were able to respond quickly, because they were in the area responding to another call. When they arrived, they spoke to several witnesses, including the victim who was uninjured in the robbery. While they were describing what happened to officers, they spotted the suspects driving past the scene in a 1990s red Honda CRV, and pointed it out to officers.
BLPD officers sprang into action to stop the suspects, but they took off, leading officers on a pursuit heading westbound on State Route 410.
About 7 miles later, officers performed a successful pit maneuver, stopping the suspects near State Route 167 in Sumner.
Two suspects were taken into custody without further incident. Authorities say the car they were driving turned out to be stolen out of Tacoma.
The BLPD says one officer had a minor injury to his hand, and three police cruisers were damaged in the process. Both suspects were unharmed.
The BLPD says these arrests were a collaborative effort with the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, the Sumner Police Department and the Puyallup Police Department.