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Begin Release February 26, 2017.
On February 25, 2017, at 1150 AM, A suspect walked into the Camano
Island Coffee Roasters on Sunrise Blvd. brandishing a knife and demanding
money. The suspect went behind the counter and held the cashier at
knifepoint stating "Give me the money now or I'm going to cut you".
The cashier complied and the suspect left in a waiting vehicle with an
undisclosed amount of cash. At the time of the Robbery there were at
least 6 customers in the store. The suspect was described as an older
white male, balding with a full beard and tattoos on his neck and hands.
Camano
Precinct Deputies arrived a short time later followed by Detectives from the
Sheriff's Office Investigative Division. Using the surveillance video and statements
from the witnesses, they were able to identify the suspect as 59 year old
Richard ANTIS of Camano Island. ANTIS was taken into custody without
incident along with the driver of the vehicle 23 year old Joshua LOWERY, also
from Camano Island.
Both
ANTIS and LOWERY are being held in the Island County Jail pending their first
court appearance in Island County Superior Court on February 27, 2017.
The vehicle used in the armed robbery has been seized and held pending
search warrants.
We will release further information when it becomes available.
Detective Ed Wallace
Island County Sheriff's Office
Public Information Officer.
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