Have you seen this man? Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help

Detectives with the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing person who hasn’t been seen since 2022.

According to a Feb. 27 social media post from the Sheriff’s Office, Matthew Joyce was reported missing in April 2022. He was last seen at the Lacey Fred Meyer, 700 Sleater Kinney Road Southeast.

Joyce was known to ride a silver Scott bicycle with green and pink brake calipers, according to the post. He was last seen wearing tan Carhartt pants and a green hoodie.

Anyone with information regarding Joyce’s disappearance or the location of his bicycle is being asked to contact the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office’s Cold Case Unit at TCSOColdCase@co.thurston.wa.us or call 360-786-5279.

This story was originally published February 27, 2026 at 10:06 AM.

Ty Vinson

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription