Stolen vehicle suspect, who triggered emergency response at Evergreen, still at large
Students and staff were asked to stay indoors Friday afternoon at The Evergreen State College in Olympia after a stolen vehicle suspect fled on foot onto the campus.
About 5:30 p.m. Friday, Evergreen police pursued the stolen landscaping truck near the 1,000-acre campus, and the truck ultimately drove off the road and crashed into a tree.
The suspect fled on foot and was later tracked by a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office K9, Lt. Ray Brady said Sunday, but suspect was not found.
Brady said Monday the Sheriff’s Office does not have a good suspect description and there were no cameras in the area.
During the pursuit of the suspect, students and staff were asked to stay indoors for about 20 minutes, college spokeswoman Farra Hayes said Sunday. The announcement to stay indoors was made via a public address system on the college campus, she said.
This story was originally published October 27, 2019 at 12:51 PM.
