Lakewood Police Search Suspect In Hold-Ups At Ladybug Espressos

LAKEWOOD, WA — Police in Lakewood are hoping the public can help them track down a suspect who they believe is behind a pair of hold-ups at two Ladybug Espresso coffee stands.

According to police, the first happened Feb. 25 at the Ladybug Espresso stand on Bridgeport Way.

In that incident, the suspect drew a black semiautomatic handgun, and ordered the barista to empty the stand's money into a plastic shopping bag.

He got away, but police say he pulled the same stunt again just two days later at another Ladybug Espresso — this one in the 10400 block of S Tacoma Way.

Suspect descriptions from both hold-ups match, and the same car was used in each robbery, leading police to believe they were the same man.

Victims describe the suspect as a white man in his late 20s or early 30s, roughly 5'11" tall with a medium build, short hair and brown eyes. In both cases he wore a gray hoodie, black pants, black shoes and a distinctive facial covering: a black fabric mask with two plastic disc breathing holes.

Officers say he was driving a silver 2006-2010 Toyota Avalon.

Anyone who knows anything about this case is asked to call Lakewood Police at (253) 830-5083.