Updated at 2:58 p.m.
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
An Oakville co-op for medical marijuana was robbed this morning by two men in ski masks prompting a multi-agency response and a lockdown of the school.
Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Department Chief Criminal Deputy Steve Shumate said a search of the area has been completed and the pair were not found.
Investigators are still on scene attempting to develop additional suspect information, according to Shumate.
It happened at the Green Harbour Medical Marijuana Co-Op on the 100 block of East Pine Street; its owner called 911 just before 9:15 a.m.
“The owner advised that he had just opened for business when the two men came up behind him and stuck something in his back,” the sheriff’s office stated in a news release. “The owner believed the object was possibly a gun however never did see a firearm.”
The subjects ordered the 47-year-old man to retrieve money and marijuana from a safe and then they fled northbound on foot, according to the sheriff’s office. The victim was not injured.
The amount of cash and marijuana products stolen was not revealed by authorities.
Numerous law enforcement agencies assisted in the attempt to find the men, including officers with Chehalis Tribal Police, Thurston County Sheriff’s Office, Washington State Patrol and the SP, and Elma Police Department. A police dog with Thurston County police dog was unable to develop a track, according to Shumate.
Shumate indicated they are hoping to get images from security cameras but it appears the room in which the robbery occurred had no surveillance.
The sheriff’s office believes the robbers specifically targeted the marijuana business.
Shumate asks anyone with information to please call Grays Harbor Communications Center at 360-533-8765 or the Sheriff’s Department at 360-249-3711.