A wrong-way crash during a police pursuit in downtown Puyallup drew a large police presence Friday.
The crash happened about 2:15 p.m. on Third Street Southeast near Fourth Avenue Southeast.
Officers who responded drew their weapons and repeatedly told someone inside one of the vehicles to raise their hands and stop reaching around, and they ultimately took a person into custody.
Puyallup Police Capt. Greg Massey said at the scene just before 3 p.m. that he was gathering details about what happened and did not immediately have information to release. He confirmed that no one was seriously injured.
A news release he sent shortly before 4 p.m. said officers had been “investigating a suspicious vehicle” on Burlington Northern Railroad property in the 400 block of Spring Street and learned the vehicle had been reported stolen.
“As officers approached the vehicle a female walked away,” the release said, and the driver fled.
“Officers did not pursue the vehicle and it left the scene driving recklessly to the north,” the release said.