Shoplifting Suspect Who Pulled Knife Arrested

Sat., Nov. 6, 1999

From Staff

A suspected shoplifter who pulled a knife on a grocery store security guard was arrested for robbery Thursday, Spokane police said.

Timothy C. Miller, 22, was booked into the county jail on suspicion of first-degree robbery, a felony.

The incident occurred about 5:15 p.m. at Yoke’s grocery store at 4507 W. Wellesley, police said.

A store security guard told police he saw Miller take a pack of cigarettes and leave without paying.

The guard and another employee said they confronted Miller in the parking lot. Miller swore at them, pulled out a knife and lunged at the guard, police spokesman Dick Cottam said in a press release.

The guard wasn’t hurt.

Miller ran away but was spotted by an officer and arrested a few minutes later.

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