Man with 8 outstanding warrants arrested after alleged vehicle theft

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A man with eight outstanding warrants was arrested over the weekend after an alleged vehicle theft.

Lacey police said officers were called to a suspicious vehicle and possible theft at Walmart. When they arrived at the scene, they immediately recognized the truck as the one used to dump a stolen trailer.

Police attempted to stop the vehicle but had to terminate the pursuit due to state law when the driver refused to stop and accelerated away.

A Thurston County Sheriff’s deputy later saw the vehicle turning onto a dead-end road, where the suspect fled on foot after the deputy tried to stop him.

A K9 found the man about 200 feet into a wooded area. The suspect was arrested without further incident.

The man was booked into the Thurston County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle and eluding, as well as eight prior warrants including first-degree assault, first-degree escape, and second-degree burglary.

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  • FirstOtter

    Having had a multi warranted car and cat thief taken into custody in my area, only to have him released because the "jail is full", I am sure this thief is already back on the streets.

    Warrants, apparently, are just a means of keeping paper pushers employed.

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