ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED
A Tacoma man is a suspect in three robberies. Prosecutors accuse Kashif Oyeniyi of entering the Beer, Smoke and More shop, located in the 3100 block of 6th Avenue, on June 15. He allegedly pulled a handgun on the clerk, grabbed cash from the register and fled. Witnesses saw a man enter a silver car, which drove away. Officers watched surveillance video of the robbery and recognized Oyeniyi. A few hours later, an officer stopped a silver car on Hilltop. A passenger got out and ran, dropping paperwork with Oyeniyi’s name on it. The passenger, later identified as Oyeniyi, ran into a house and jumped out a window. He was tracked down and arrested. Detectives are investigating whether he is connected with two other robberies that occurred earlier in the day. They happened in the 1000 block of South 38th Street and the 2400 block of North Proctor Street. A man matching his description robbed the stores at gunpoint.
INCIDENT SHUTS DOWN FREEWAY
Police blocked off both directions of State Route 509 near Interstate 705 for about an hour on June 12. It appeared someone was trying to jump from the bridge. The person was taken into custody.
PROCTOR DISTRICT WRECK
An accident on June 9 resulted in injuries to two motorists. It happened at the intersection of North Proctor and North 24th streets. A Mustang and a motorcycle collided. Both motorists were taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries that were not life threatening. The driver of the Mustang was cited for failure to yield right of way.
BRANCH ON INTERSTATE
Washington State Patrol received a report of a small child who threw a tree branch onto Interstate 5 from the South 48th Street overpass on June 17. A trooper removed the branch.