Olympia police have arrested a man for robbing a business and assaulting a store employee while fleeing with a cart full of merchandise.

On Oct. 24, Olympia police responded to a call about a robbery at a business on Olympia’s east side.

According to the police, an employee was assaulted while the man forced his way out of the store with a cart full of merchandise.

The suspect managed to escape with a pair of boots and fled in a silver BMW, police said.

A witness was able to describe and obtain the car’s license plates, which police used to locate the suspect.

Olympia police were able to track down the car with a man and a woman inside as it pulled into the driveway of a home.

According to police, the suspect admitted to taking the boots and was arrested on an active warrant.

The car was impounded until police could obtain a warrant to recover the stolen item and a police radio scanner.