The Seattle Times
ARLINGTON, WA — The Arlington pharmacy cashier had every reason to believe the man standing at the counter was a cop.
He wore a navy-blue nylon jacket with what appeared to be a State Patrol patch on the chest. At his side was a German shepherd who wore a harness and a vest with a star-shaped badge.
The cashier later told police that the uniform and apparent police K-9 put her at ease, so much so that she let the man walk out of the store with $400 worth of OxyContin while he ostensibly went to retrieve cash from his car. When he didn’t return, she called police.