By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Detectives are looking for information on the whereabouts of a 66-year-old Tenino-area man who hasn’t been seen since the middle of January.
[1]Victor Shumate
Victor Shumate has a home on the 17000 block of Mima Acres Drive Southeast, where he lives alone, although it’s not believed he actually stays there because of the condition of the property, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’ Office.
Shumate gets around by foot or bicycle and is known to travel as far as Centralia, Yelm and Olympia, according to sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Brady.
He frequents the Tenino Timberland Library but hasn’t been seen there or by his neighbors since Jan. 13, the second day of a snow and ice storm, according to Brady.
Shumate is described as 6 feet tall and weighing 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
The sheriff’s office asks anyone who has seen him or knows where he might be to call the sheriff’s office at 360-786-5500 or 360-704-2740 or Crime Stoppers at 360-493-2222. Brady asks that callers refer to the case number 12-969.