Eagle Scout’s bench stolen from Memorial Park

By Matthew Nash • May 27, 2020 1:30 am
Ian Thill stands near his Eagle Scout project last year where he restored a shed and installed a bench in Pioneer Memorial Park. Sequim Gazette file photo by Conor Dowley
Ian Thill stands near his Eagle Scout project last year where he restored a shed and installed a bench in Pioneer Memorial Park. Sequim Gazette file photo by Conor Dowley

Sequim Police are investigating a missing part of a stone bench from the Pioneer Memorial Park, 387 E. Washington St., built by Ian Thill for his Eagle Scout project in 2019.

Members of the Sequim Prairie Garden Club said they noticed the heavy stone missing on May 22 and reported it to Sequim Police on Memorial Day. Sgt. Mike Hill with Sequim Police Department confirmed the theft is under investigation.

Those with any information on the theft and/or possible surrounding video footage of the park can call the police’s non-emergency phone number at 360-683-7227.