Two large pieces of art were stolen from an art gallery in downtown Olympia during Friday night or early Saturday, January 21st.
One piece was 50-inches in diameter titled “Tribute to a Concussed Skier”. The other was 56-inches by 40-inches titled “Horizons II”.
The burglars entered the gallery by breaking out a skylight and then rappelling down.
On Friday, January 6th, an elderly man was the victim of a scam. The victim was approached in a parking lot in the 700 block of Sleater Kinney in Lacey. He was told a story of an inheritance that was being donated, and then convinced the victim to withdraw $25,000 of his own money to prove he was trustworthy. The suspect then fled with the victim’s money.
The suspect was a tall, light skinned black male, and his accomplice was a white male.
On Friday, December 28th at about 7:30 p.m., the Lacey Fuel located at 4533 Lacey Boulevard was robbed by a lone gunman. He then ran westbound on 13th Avenue from College Street.
This suspect is also suspected in several other robberies in the Pierce County area. He is described as a white or light skinned black male, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood over a gray stocking cap, dark glasses, gray face cover. The suspect is medium build, about 5-9 to 6-foot.
The suspect displays a black automatic handgun with laser pointer.
On November 22nd, a residence in the 4700 block of 26th Avenue SE was burglarized. The homeowner had recently passed away, and when family arrived at the residence, they found it had been ransacked.
Stolen in the burglary was a safe containing numerous guns, several brand new cameras, a large generator, a flat screen TV, and antique items. Both sheds in the back yard were also ransacked.
On Sunday, December 11th, employees of Cutters Point Coffee on Lacey Boulevard in Lacey discovered that the business had been burglarized. The suspect forced entry into a vacant business and then broke holes in the walls of three neighboring businesses to gain access. The businesses were then ransacked.
On December 4th a robbery occurred at the Capital Mall. The suspect displayed a knife and stole money from an employee making a night deposit at a deposit box inside of the mall.
The suspect was described as a white male, 18 to 25 years old, 6’ to 6’2” tall, slim build, with red bushy hair. He wore a gray “puffy” or “down” style jacket with a distinctive diamond shaped pattern, black cuffs, and a black waist band. The suspect also wore a black baseball hat and black jeans.
On November 27th at approximately 6:30 p.m., a burglary occurred in the 6300 block of Martin Way East. The suspect disabled a security camera before breaking into a storage container and stealing numerous tools and large tool chest. The suspect then removed keys and stole a company truck described as a white Ford F2S with the words Sunrise Landscaping on the side.
On November 15th a burglary occurred in the 5500 block of 15th Avenue NE in Lacey. The residence and garage were both ransacked and numerous items stolen. One vehicle was missing from the garage, a 1974 blue Pontiac Firebird limited edition.
Property stolen includes a Colt .22 pistol, Acer laptop, jewelry, numerous tools, and automotive equipment.
It is believed the suspect drove a truck to the back yard of the home to load the stolen property.
