BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A bottle of hot sauce was among weapons a suspect used in robbing a local grocery store Sunday night.
Bellingham Police Lieutenant Claudia Murphy reports a couple filled two shopping carts with over $200 dollars in merchandise and left the Sunset Safeway store without paying.
When a loss prevention officer confronted the pair the male suspect, identified as Caleb McLean, squirted him in the face and chest with sriracha sauce they had stolen.
He also threatened to “cut” him with a box knife if he interfered with their getaway.
Officers stopped McLean and his accomplice, Lisa Morrison, nearby.
McLean faces theft and 1st degree robbery charges while Morrison was cited for theft and released.