Authorities searching for Kennewick beer robbery suspect

Kennewick police are looking for leads on a man who threatened a grocery store manager with a metal rod during a recent robbery.

The man shoplifted a can of beer from the Grocery Outlet at Fourth Avenue and Olympia Street, a release said. When the store’s manager confronted the man outside the store, the shoplifter picked up the rod and threatened the manager before running off.

Officers have not been able to locate the suspect. Anyone with information should call Tri-Cities Crimestoppers at 509-586-8477, 800-222-8477 or visit www.tricitiescrimestoppers.org or call dispatch at 509-628-0333.

This story was originally published April 25, 2016 at 12:10 PM with the headline "Authorities searching for Kennewick beer robbery suspect."