Ernie’s Robbery Suspect Arrested

Wenatchee police have arrested the first of two suspects in last weekend's armed robbery of Ernie's Grocery.

Captain Edgar Reinfeld said, "The one suspect was positively identified by an eye-witness who knew that suspect and saw him in the immediate proximity to Ernie's Grocery right before the robbery wearing the same clothes. (He) had a mask but didn't have it on, but another person with a mask on was with him."

Officers served a search warrant on the residence of the suspect Tuesday night. A sixteen-year-old male from Wenatchee was taken into custody without incident.

"During that search they found a wad of more than $300 in cash." added Reinfeld, "In that wad of cash was a significant amount of LSD. During the search they located other possible drugs."

The sixteen-year-old Wenatchee male was booked into the Chelan County Juvenile Center on 1st Degree Robbery, 2nd Degree Theft, Aiming a Firearm, and Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver.

Two masked suspects entered Ernie's Grocery on South Miller Street just before 10:00 pm August 30th and robbed the store while holding the clerk at gunpoint.

The second suspect remains unknown. Anyone with information about this case should contact Detective Erik Bakke at (509) 888-4256 or through Rivercom at (509) 663-9911 regarding case number 19W12563.