Olympia Police arrest two suspects in Haggen robbery

Olympia Police officers took two suspects into custody on Friday evening after they allegedly robbed the Haggen Northwest Fresh grocery store in the 1300 block of Cooper Point Rd SW.

Officers responded around to the store at 8:40 pm Friday. According to scanner traffic, the two suspects, a male and a female, stole cleaning supplies, flowers, and sponges. They then assaulted loss prevention staff with pepper spray and fled the scene. The male was reportedly on foot and the female on a bicycle.

Officers had both detained within minutes of dispatch, on Cooper Point Rd near the now-vacant Pier 1 Imports store. Both suspects have been booked into the Thurston County Jail on suspicion of Robbery in the 2nd Degree.