How do you recover a stolen vehicle? You push it back to the owner

A vehicle reported stolen from Tenino was found by a resident Saturday afternoon just out of town, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

Except there was one problem: It was out of reach for a tow truck to recover it.

Deputies say the car was found deep in the woods off Skookumchuck Road Southeast about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. They estimated the vehicle was about 150 yards from the road.

So, instead of a tow truck, they used manpower. Two Tenino police officers and two Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputies pushed the car back to its owner, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

This story was originally published April 28, 2019 at 1:08 PM.