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LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Police arrested three people overnight in what they called an organized retail theft at a drugstore in Lakewood.
Lakewood police said three shoplifters stripped shelves of products from the Walgreens, located in the 9500 block of Bridgeport Way Southwest. It occurred around 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
The alleged shoplifters also scared other customers, causing them to leave the store, police said.
Authorities said when the suspects tried to flee in a vehicle, police stopped and arrested them.
Two of the people were booked into the Pierce County Jail for first-degree theft. There’s no word on whether the third person was released.
Organized Retail Theft ARREST-9500block Bridgeport Way: Half-past midnight, 3 shoplifters, who had stripped shelves of products and scared other patrons out of the store were arrested as they tried to drive away. 2 were booked into Pierce County Jail for felony Theft 1st pic.twitter.com/hPESvmoi8y
— Lakewood (WA) Police (@LakewoodPD) January 17, 2022
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