Police operation in Port Angeles ends peacefully

Published 2:00 pm Friday, May 29, 2026

Port Angeles Police Department Officers conducted a law enforcement operation in Port Angeles in the to the 700 Block of East Lopez Avenue on Friday.

A press release said officers responded to a report of a man on the upper balcony of an apartment building with a gas can, threatening to burn down the building just after 11:20 a.m.

Officers evacuated the building, the release said, while negotiators talked to the suspect who remained barricaded inside.

Fire and medical personnel remained nearby in case they were needed. The regional tactical team also responded, the release said.

The situation was ultimately resolved peacefully, the release said, using a combination of negotiation and chemical munitions just after 5 p.m.

The suspect is in PAPD custody.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula’s Port Angeles location had been closed due to the nearby police activity, but was not involved in the incident.