KENT, Wash. — The Kent Police Department (KPD) says two shoplifters were arrested on Sunday afternoon and one of them was found to be armed.
At around 3:20 p.m., officers responded to reports of two men shoplifting near Southeast 260th Street and 104th Avenue Southeast in the East Hill neighborhood, KPD says.
A 24-year-old man was caught with the allegedly stolen merchandise after running from police.
He said the other suspect was his friend and told officers he ran toward a nearby bus stop, Kent Police said.
An officer spotted the second suspect in a crowd of people on private property. The 54-year-old man then ran through traffic to try to evade police and allegedly dropped a silver handgun he had stashed in a fanny pack, KPD said.
The man was arrested after the foot chase and police found a bag of meth, bullets, as well as 10 felonies on his record, according to Kent police.
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Posted by Kent Police Department on Monday, August 11, 2025
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