CENTRALIA, Wash. — The Centralia Police Department arrested a man who they say tried to rob and then chase a 19-year-old barista in Centralia.
Police said the man was wearing a hooded jacket and red mask when he tried to rob a coffee stand on Monday.
Police said the suspect aimed a gun at the barista working in the stand in the 400 block of South Tower and demanded money along with her phone.
The 19-year-old woman then ran out the back door of the stand while yelling for help. The robber chased the woman for a moment before escaping.
When Centralia officers arrived at the scene, they deployed a K-9 but did not find the suspect.
Officers and detectives continued to investigate until the suspect was identified on social media as a 40-year-old Chehalis man.
He was then arrested for first-degree robbery and booked into the Lewis County Jail.
Officials said that the investigation is ongoing and that no more information will be released at this time.
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