FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Thursday, July 23, 2015
Contact:  Captain Alan Welsh, Lt. Jeff DeVaney, Lt. Paul Gerken,
South Dakota Highway Patrol, 605-367-5700 or
Tony Mangan, Department of Public Safety, 605-773-6196/605-280-5648
 

Highway Patrol Continues Search For Person of Interest

PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota’s Highway Patrol continues to search for a person of interest who is a suspect in several possible stolen vehicles.

Eric Lee Hagen, 33, is a suspect in several property crimes.  The first was with a stolen vehicle recovered in a field near Hartford on Wednesday, July 22. He also is considered to be a suspect in in stolen vehicle cases reported since then in Hartford, Woonsocket and Presho.

Hagen was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and running shoes. He has a tattoo of a shooting red star on his left forearm.  His place of residence on his driver’s license is New Ulm, MN.

The Highway Patrol says Hagen is described as being 6-feet-6 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. His eyes are hazel green.

People who see anyone matching that description are asked to call law enforcement immediately.

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