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Suspects arrested in armed robbery at Mountlake Terrace pot shop

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash. — A Mountlake Terrace marijuana store was held up at gunpoint late Tuesday.

Police said two men, armed with an AR-15 rifle and a handgun entered Rainier Cannabis at 220th and 64th at 11:40 p.m. when three employees were inside.

One robber put a rifle against the back of an employee.

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The suspects went for cash and marijuana products.

Meanwhile, the owner, who was watching store security cameras from home, called police.

Police arrived just as the men were leaving. When they saw police, they immediately retreated into the store and fled out the back door.

One suspect dropped his rifle as he ran behind a nearby business and jumped a fence.

After a long track by a K-9 unit, one man was found hiding inside a boat and the other was found near a home on 64th Avenue West.

One man was also arrested for an outstanding $400,000 burglary warrant. The other man was found to be a convicted felon on active supervision for robbery.

Both suspects were transported to the Snohomish County Jail and booked for investigation of robbery.  Police said additional charges are pending.