Kelso police officers were searching yesterday morning after receiving a report that a man had brandished a knife in the area of Holly Street.

Officers responded around 9:40 a.m., and the suspect was last seen in the 1300 block of Holly Street, near Burger King. Containment was set up in the area of Allen Street and Allen Drive. The suspect was described as a white male in his 30s, wearing a blue hoodie sweatshirt.

By around 10:20 a.m., officers reported that the suspect had cleared the containment area. We reached out to the Kelso Police Department yesterday afternoon for further details but have not yet received a response.