April 8, 2019

Whitman County deputies searching for man after Bud Hut robbery

A Washington State University police officer blocks Sunshine Road where a stolen Chevrolet Blazer was found abandoned on Monday east of Pullman. The vehicle was stolen from an employee of Bud Hut by a man who robbed the store at gunpoint.MBR

A Whitman County Sheriff's deputy investigates a stolen Chevrolet Blazer that was found abandoned on Sunshine Road on Monday east of Pullman. The vehicle was stolen from an employee of Bud Hut by a man who robbed the store at gunpoint.MBR

Law-enforcement officers investigate a stolen Chevrolet Blazer that was found abandoned on Sunshine Road on Monday east of Pullman. The vehicle was stolen from an employee of Bud Hut by a man who robbed the store at gunpoint.MBR

A Pullman police officer walks into Bud Hut while investigating an armed robbery at the business on Monday east of Pullman.MBR

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a possibly armed man who allegedly robbed a marijuana retail store this morning on State Route 270.

According to Sheriff Brett Myers, a suspicious person was reported crossing Paradise Creek and heading toward Bud Hut around 9:10 a.m.

About 15 minutes later, a Bud Hut employee reported a man with a similar description pointed what appeared to be a handgun at him and took an undisclosed amount of cash.

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The man allegedly stole the employee’s car — a Chevy Blazer — which was later found parked on Sunshine Road.

The vehicle was unoccupied. Myers said the robber may have gotten into another vehicle and left.

The man was reportedly wearing a hoodie that was used to hide his face.

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