K9 Orkan apprehends auto theft suspect

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – On May 16 around 8 a.m. officers with the Evansville Police Department (EPD) were dispatched to a business on North Green River Road for an auto theft in progress .

EPD says officers arrived within minutes and found the suspect, later identified as 35-year-old Shawn M. Grigsby, trying to flee in a stolen truck.

Police say Grigsby had wrecked the vehicle, striking several poles, so the vehicle was inoperable. Grigbsy then refused to exit the truck. Officers attempted to negotiate with Grigbsy for nearly an hour before utilizing less lethal options to end the standoff. When pepperball munitions were projected into the vehicle Grigsby exited the truck and fled on foot from officers.

Officers say K9 Orkan, along with his partner Officer Blair, immediately apprehended Grigsby. Officers responded quickly and worked together to help end this situation as safely possible. The collaborative effort by patrol, drone operators, negotiators, K9 units and detectives is to be commended.

The EPD says Grigsby was treated at a local hospital and then booked into the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center with multiple charges including Auto Theft, Resisting Law Enforcement, Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon and Possession of Methamphetamine.

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