A kitten needed rescue when two shoplifters were arrested in Pierce County after threatening Safeway employees with a hatchet last week.

On Oct. 29 at approximately 4 p.m., Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputies were dispatched to the Safeway off 158th Street S. and Pacific Avenue S., PCSO reported .

When officers made initial contact with the suspects, they were on the sidewalk near the Safeway, with one of the suspects holding a hatchet and a kitten.

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