Police ask for help finding endangered Pierce Co. resident
.jpg "An undated picture of 27-year-old Shane Thomas, an Orting man who went missing in Graham, Wash on May 20, 2026.")
Update: Thomas was located, the Washington State Patrol posted on Facebook at 4:53 p.m..
Original post: Washington State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing and endangered man from Orting.
According to a news release from WSP at 2:56 p.m. on Thursday, 27-year-old Shane Thomas has been missing since 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20. He was last seen walking away from Meridian South Dentistry in Graham.
The alert was issued on behalf of the Orting Police Department, WSP said.
Thomas is 5 foot, 10 inches, and weighs about 173 pounds, the release said. He has brown hair and brown eyes. At the time he went missing, he was wearing a gray sweatshirt with a white logo on the front, black Adidas sweats and white slippers.
“This disappearance poses a credible threat to their health and safety as determined by the investigating agency,” the release said.
If you see Thomas, call 911. If you have tips, you can call the Orting Police Department’s non-emergency phone number at 360-893-3111.
This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM.
