Crime

Lacey police officer chases suspect across Yelm Highway

A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree burglary after he was spotted fleeing from a local veterinary hospital Sunday, according to the Lacey Police Department.

According to Sgt. Kevin Landwehrle:

About 2 p.m. Sunday, an employee at Mountain View Veterinary Hospital on Whitman Lane Southeast in Lacey arrived at work to find a door forced open. The employee called the owner of the business, who called 911, Landwehrle said.

A Lacey police officer showed up and a man fled from the building. The officer chased him on foot across Yelm Highway and arrested the man in a shopping center parking lot on the northwest corner of Yelm Highway and College Street.

The man was booked into the Thurston County Jail, Landwehrle said.

This story was originally published March 13, 2016 at 6:22 PM with the headline "Lacey police officer chases suspect across Yelm Highway."

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