Hays Police Department
This morning at 8:43 a.m., a Hays Police officer attempted to pull over a red pickup truck for a traffic infraction.
The pickup truck fled from the officer. The officer was able to radio out the description of the truck and the driver as it fled to other officers.
The driver abandoned the truck and was running and hiding from police near Roosevelt Elementary School.
The school was notified to lock down while law enforcement officers searched the area.
The fleeing suspect was identified as 32-year-old Joshua Hoffman, who was located and arrested.
The pickup truck was towed and was processed by officers.
Roosevelt Elementary School was notified that the subject was arrested.
Thank you to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol for their assistance in locating Hoffman.