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Recognize this man in Gig Harbor burglary attempt?

Suspect in Cenex store burglary in Gig Harbor

GIG HARBOR, Wash. — Police are looking for a man who was seen on surveillance video trying to break into a Gig Harbor store on Saturday.

The video showed a man trying using a pry bar to break in to the Gig Harbor Cenex store at 15824 66th Avenue Northwest at 1:30 a.m.

The man was able to break the padlocked hasp on the sliding wooden door, but when he got the door open, he realized there was a second set of locked doors.

He then fled.

The man is white, in his mid to late 20s, with dark hair and a beard. He was wearing a black jacket, black pants and a blue T-shirt.  When he first approached the business, he was wearing a bandana over his face, but he later removed it.

Anyone who recognizes the man is asked to call Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County at 1-800-222-TIPS. Tipsters could receive a $1,000 reward.

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