King County Sheriff’s deputies are currently looking for a suspect involved in the vandalism of a patrol car near Kent.

A K-9 deputy’s windshield was smashed after someone threw a large rock at it last night as he was driving his patrol car near Kent at around 10:20 p.m. in the 13800 block of Southeast 272nd Street.

The rock struck the hood of the police car and then smashed the driver’s side of the windshield.

The deputy was sprayed with glass but was not injured.

“We are thankful that our deputy was not hurt in this case,” said King County Sheriff Steve Strachan in a  press release statement. “This kind of vandalism poses a serious risk to drivers and could have ended with a serious injury.”

Deputies took photos of other rocks that appeared to be “staged” on the side of the road to throw.

No suspects were seen in this case.

Kent Police Officials said that a similar incident had occurred to a citizen in the area and the victim saw three juveniles run from the scene.

If you have information related to this crime please call the King County Sheriff’s Office at (206) 296-3311.  Or the Kent Police Department at (253) 852-2121