Woman Turns Potato Chip Theft Into Felony Robbery

What began as a potato chip theft turned into a case of 1st degree robbery Sunday morning.

According to Everett Police probable cause papers, at about 11:30 AM a 40-year-old woman from Snohomish went into the Subway store in the 3700 block of Broadway and grabbed 10 bags of potato chips. The owner of the store chased her outside the door and across the street.

She then stopped, threw down the chips and reportedly drew a folding knife and began advancing on the store owner telling him to back off or she would stab him. The owner told officers, fearing for his life he backed off.

The woman grabbed the chips and ran north on Broadway ducking into the restroom at the Jiffy Lube at 36th and Broadway.

Everett Police took her into custody there and booked her into jail after a positive identification by the store owner.

The woman is expected to make her first court appearance today. She’s well know to Everett police and has had many arrests for misdemeanor crimes over the past several months according to jail records.

Now she’s facing a major felony for using a weapon while fleeing from a theft.