Lafayette PD Searching For Suspect; K-9, Helicopter Deployed

Officers have deployed a police dog and a helicopter in the search for a suspect in Lafayette this evening, according to police.

Police alerted the community around 7 p.m. that officers were searching for a suspect in the area of Old Tunnel Road and Windsor Drive. Roughly a half-hour later, police said the search was continuing in the area of Olympic Boulevard, Pleasant Hill Road, Condit Road, and Samantha Drive.

Police have not said why they are searching for the suspect, but described him as a white man in his 30s, roughly 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 185 lbs., with dark brown hair.

Anyone who sees suspicious activity in the area is asked to call 911, police said.

--Bay City News