Lacey police release photos of burglary suspect with sledgehammer. Have you seen him?
Update: The 27-year-old burglary suspect was arrested about 9:15 p.m. Monday night, according to Lacey police. He was booked on suspicion of second-degree burglary, second-degree malicious mischief and third-degree assault. The assault allegedly took place during the arrest, according to police.
Lacey police are asking the public to help identify a man accused of breaking into an area hospital with a sledeghammer.
About 2:15 a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to South Sound Behavioral Hospital on Woodland Square Loop Southeast after a report of a burglary in progress.
The man is accused of breaking into the hospital with a sledgehammer, then doing more damage once he was inside the building, The Olympian reported.
He also might be connected to two other burglaries: One at a hospital in Marysville and hours later Monday morning at a Providence clinic in Lacey. Both incidents were similar to the break in at the behavioral hospital, according to The Olympian report.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Lacey police at 360-459-4333.
This story was originally published March 19, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
