Tacoma police released surveillance images this afternoon of a man suspected of carjacking a woman and dropping her off at Point Defiance Park, then robbing two stores gunpoint Tuesday.

Detectives are hoping someone recognizes the man and calls police. Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to the man’s arrest and charges filed in the cases.

The carjacking occurred Tuesday morning. A woman was walking to her car in a parking garage near South 10th Street and Pacific Avenue when she was approached by a man armed with a gun about 11:45 a.m. He …

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Tacoma police were searching for a man who robbed a South End gas station at gunpoint Tuesday night.

The robbery occurred just before 9:20 p.m. at the 76 gas station at 8235 S. Hosmer St.

The man entered the store and robbed the clerk at gunpoint, police reported. The man then left on foot in an unknown direction.

A police dog searched but did not find the robber.

The robber was described as black, about 25 years old and  5 feet 1 to 5 feet 3 with a heavy build. He wore black beanie, black jacket and black, baggy jeans.

Tacoma police are searching for a man who robbed a West End grocery store clerk at gunpoint this afternoon.

The robbery occurred inside the Safeway at 2637 N. Pearl St. about 12:45 p.m., police spokesman Mark Fulghum said. A man wielding a black handgun robbed the clerk, taking cigarettes and an undisclosed amount of cash.

The robber left the store. He’s described as black, in his 20s and about 5 feet 8 with a medium to heavy build, Fulghum said. He wore a black jacket, black shirt and dark-colored jeans.

Officers are in the area, searching for the robber. Nearby …

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Tacoma police were searching for a man who robbed an East Side convenience store at gunpoint this morning.

The man went into the 7-Eleven at 3848 McKinely Ave. about 11:15 a.m. He wore a black ski mask and had a handgun, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said.

The robber took an undisclosed amount of cash and left the store. A police dog searched the area but didn’t find him.

The man was described as black, about 25 years old and 5 feet 10 with a thin build, Fulghum said.

Tacoma police arrested a man Monday night after he allegedly robbed a South End drugstore.

The suspect went into the Rite Aid, 7041 Pacific Ave., implied he had a gun and demanded prescription drugs, police reported. The man put several items into a plastic bag and left the store.

Officers tracked down the suspect at a home in the 1600 block of East Fairbanks Street. He was taken into custody, police reported.

Officers booked the man into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of first-degree robbery.

Officers were searching for a second person who had fled the East Fairbanks home.

Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 30-year-old man with first-degree robbery, alleging he held up a Lakewood grocery store clerk at gunpoint Friday.

Wade E. Barry was arraigned Monday and was being held in Pierce County Jail in lieu of $60,000.

Charging documents provide the following information:

A man entered the Olympic Grocery, 12928 Bridgeport Way S.W., on Friday night with what witnesses believed was a gun. The robber put the weapon to a clerk’s head and emptied the cash register.

The robber put the money in a jacket pocket and walked out. Officers were called and found Barry walking …

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Tacoma police have arrested a man suspected in at least two convenience store robberies in recent days in the city.

Officers arrested the 25-year-old man shortly after 1:15 p.m. today in the area of Tyler and Center streets, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said.

Investigators believe the man robbed the Stop In Grocery, 3908 Sixth Ave., on Monday night and Union Corner Grocery, 4501 S. Union Ave., Tuesday afternoon. In both incidents, the robber was armed with a handgun.

Investigators believe the man also might be responsible for robberies, Fulghum said.

Detectives had developed information that the suspect might be …

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A man armed with a gun robbed a West End mini mart this morning, the Tacoma Police Department reported.

The robbery occurred around 5:40 a.m. at Taggers Mini Mart, 6615 S. 12th St. The robber wielded a gun and took money and cigarettes from the store, police spokesman Mark Fulghum said.

The suspect left the store on foot. Officers set up a perimeter in the area and a police dog conducted a track. The dog did not find the suspect, Fulghum said.

The suspect was described as a black man about 5 feet 8 with a medium build. He wore …

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