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Armed robbery suspects caught on camera in Edgewood
New surveillance video shows three suspects carry out an armed robbery at a convenient store in Edgewood.
EDGEWOOD, Wash. - The Pierce County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) announced Tuesday that the three suspects wanted for an armed in Edgewood last month have turned themselves in.
According to the PCSD, the three suspects turned themselves in after they saw their wanted flyer circulating on air and online. The PCD says they will be posing an update once charging decisions have been made.
On Oct. 14, deputies responded to an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven off Meridian Ave.
Surveillance cameras capture one of the suspects walking into the convenience store and making a purchase. Before leaving, it appears as if he checks to make sure the coast is clear.
As he walks out, two more suspects are seen walking in. A masked man wearing a red BAPE hoodie is seen approaching the clerk.
"He implied a handgun and showed it in his waistband, while a third suspect stood at the door as a lookout," Sargent Darren Moss said.
Moss says the intruders demanded cash, vapes and cigarette products before running across the street and jumping in a dark-colored sedan with no license plates.
"They're terrorizing, terrorizing people; this is unacceptable," Moss said. "They're not just children. They want to play grownup games, they can have grown-up punishments."
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Pierce County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Diane Clarkson says this is a massive problem that will only get worse if there is no accountability.
"Literally the lack of consequences. Kids show up and realize they are going to be released back home," Clarkson said.
She says many of these offenders go right back to committing more violent crimes until they get charged as an adult or something worse happens.
"I'm not happy with seeing children going out and committing these crimes," Moss said. "The people that are involved in these incidents, that are victims, they might be terrified to go back to work. They might not be able to work in that same business. If you're the owner of the business, do you have to change your hours? Do you have to close your doors for a week while you make repairs? There's a big impact that these crimes have on the people and the community as a whole, and we really need to catch these kids because we don't want them to continue to do this to other people."
The three suspects are described as men in their late teens or early 20s. Crime Stoppers of Tacoma-Pierce County offered a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information that led to the arrest of the suspects. Call 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or text the info through the P3 Tips App on your cell phone.