RENTON, Wash. — A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly stabbing a loss prevention employee at a Renton Safeway on Thursday evening.
Police were called at 5:03 p.m. to the downtown store for the reported stabbing.
When officers arrived, they learned that the person responsible for the stabbing was suspected of shoplifting at the store before.
A co-worker of the victim told police they followed the alleged assailant after the stabbing. That person was able to show officers the nearby apartment the man entered.
The co-worker, who identified the man from previous incidents, told police the man’s name, authorities said.
Officials said the assailant was also identified by a detective from a previous robbery, which occurred on Jan. 15, 2022.
The man surrendered to police after they contacted him at his apartment and was booked into jail, police said.
After getting a warrant, police said they recovered evidence from the man’s apartment that linked him to both shoplifting incidents.
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