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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Police seek man who hid in Fred Meyer

From staff reports

Spokane police are asking for the public’s help finding a suspect who fled police in his vehicle, then successfully hid in a Fred Meyer.

Officers attempted to pull over Eli P. Vansickle in a green, mid-’90s Chevy Blazer near Second Avenue and Sherman Street about 6:20 p.m., but the man fled, according to police.

Police ended the chase when speeds reached 60 mph. Officers then saw Vansickle, 31, pull into the Fred Meyer parking lot near Fifth Avenue and Freya Street. Vansickle ran into the store, where officers weren’t able to locate him, according to police.

Vansickle is wanted on several warrants as well as one count of eluding police.