RECENT CRIMES OF THE WEEK
June 10, 2009 There have been three incidents of burglary at Specialty Steel Fabricators, 8401 Hogum Bay Lane NE in Lacey.
One was on May 6th, one on May 7th, and one on June 4th, during the evening or early morning hours.
Stolen were three Makita grinders, a Craftsman drill, a Milwaukee portable band saw, and a Slugger Max drill.
During one incident an employee interrupted two suspects wearing hooded sweatshirts trying to get into office, and they ran into woods.
May 27, 2009 On Saturday night or early Sunday morning, there were several incidents of vandalism using racial slurs.
In the 3000 block of Citadel Court, the suspects spray painted the slurs on several cars and broke out windows to vehicles. A swastika was spray painted on the garage door of one residence.
May 13, 2009 Between 8:45 pm on April 29 and 7:00 am on April 30, unknown suspects broke into four portable classrooms at Olympia High School. The suspects stole laptop computers, LED projectors, and DVD players with an estimated value of $5,000. An attempted break in was discovered at Pioneer Elementary School adjacent to Olympia High School during the same time frame. The suspects did not gain entry into the elementary school. It is believed that both crimes are related.
May 6, 2009 On April 27th at 5:00, the Hotte Latte espresso shop in the 6800 block of Martin Way was robbed.
The suspect displayed a handgun and demanded money. He is described as Hispanic, between 5-6 to 5-7, wearing a black coat, black sweatshirt, faded jeans, and a black hat with a red letter E on it. He had short black hair, acne scars, and dark eyes. After the robbery, he got on a bicycle and rode eastbound on Martin Way. The bike appeared to be an older bike with narrow frame and grayish-black in color.
April 29, 2009 During the late night hours of Friday, April 24th, and the early morning hours of Saturday, April 25th, unknown suspects vandalized approximately 20 vehicles in the residential neighborhoods off Pacific Avenue and Steilacoom Road, east of Lacey.
The vandals broke glass, mirrors and inflicted body damage to the affected vehicles.
Total damage estimates attributed to this crime spree exceed $12,000.
April 22, 2009 On Friday night, April 17th, an armed robbery occurred at the Lee's Buffet in west Olympia, possibly by the same suspect who robbed a Lacey restaurant on April 7th.
The suspect entered the restaurant around 9:00 p.m. and displayed a handgun, demanding money. He wore a black mask, black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and gloves. He is described at about 5-6.
April 15, 2009 On Tuesday, April 7th, at 9:45 p.m., an armed robbery occurred at the Super Buffet located at 1390 Galaxy Drive NE in Lacey.
The suspect entered at closing time and pointed a black semi automatic handgun at the employee and demanded money. He is described as an Asian male, late 20's or 30's, about 5-10, thin to medium build, wearing a grayish hoody and a dark cloth over his nose and mouth.
April 8, 2009 Tumwater Police are looking for the suspect in a burglary of the Washington State Employee Credit Union, which has a branch at the New Market Skills Center.
The burglary occurred on March 18th when the suspect broke out a window to gain entry. After rummaging through the offices, the suspect, wearing dark clothing, fled on a bicycle.
April 1, 2009 Olympia Police are seeking information about a series of late night incidents in the 900 block area of Lilly Road.
Police have received a number of calls about a prowler, as well as two burglaries recently in that area. A male has been reported as possibly targeting apartments where women live alone.
March 25, 2009 On Tuesday, March 17th, close to 1:30 a.m., a robbery occurred at the Walgreen's store at 1510 Black Lake Boulevard SW. A white male subject, 25 to 32 years old, 5-10, 155 lbs, went to the pharmacy and presented a note demanding Oxycontin. He wore black skater shoes with large white shoelaces, blue jeans, and a black hooded sweatshirt. The sweatshirt had gray lettering and logo on front with writing on the back.
March 11, 2009 On Friday, March 6th, between 2:30 p.m. and midnight, suspects forced entry into a Washington State Patrol vehicle while it was parked on the Capitol Campus near the State Legislative building in Olympia.
Stolen from the vehicle was a Colt M4 5.56 caliber automatic rifle with pistol grip light, an H&K Tactical .40 caliber handgun with under barrel light, a Safariland tactical vest with WSP insignia, two flash bang grenades, ammo, radio, and night vision goggles.
March 4, 2009 On February 5th a twelve-year-old male was walking near 57th Avenue SE and Stockton Drive SE in Lacey. A white van stopped and two men began chasing the victim, who managed to get away.
The van is white with "Flower" written on the side at an angle, and another word the victim could not recall. One suspect was a white male and one was Hispanic. Both wore Devil Ray ball caps.
February 18, 2009 During the late night of Saturday, January 3, 2009 a burglary occurred at the Speedway Brewery located at 1225 Ruddell Rd. SE. in Lacey. The suspects caused significant damage to the business by breaking a glass display case, a plasma TV, and opening cooler doors causing meat to spoil. A laptop computer and various tools were stolen from the business.
February 11, 2009 Between the evening of January 29th and morning of February 2nd, a burglary occurred at the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife on Carpenter Road. The suspects stole over $14,000 worth of state property, including tools and equipment.
The suspects climbed through a hole dug under the fencing and cut through chains and tie-down straps to remove the tools.
January 28, 2009 On Friday, January 23rd, at approximately 8:30 a.m. a female victim was robbed at gunpoint at the 7-11 Store located at 6125 Pacific Avenue SE. The suspect opened the passenger side door of her vehicle, pointed a black gun at her head, and demanded money.
The suspect is described as a black male, mid to late 20's, 6-3, 200 lbs, wearing all black clothing and a black face mask. He then got into a possible 2000 black Chevy Impala with after market shiny rims. The first number in the plate was possibly a 6. The vehicle went northbound on Carpenter Road.
January 21, 2009 Three suspects were arrested by the Thurston County Sheriff's office for fraud and extortion involving an elderly victim. The suspects told the victim his mobile home needed to be demolished, and attempted to sell him a replacement mobile home, asking for more and more money, but never producing the home.
The suspects are believed to have victims in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and New Mexico, possibly promising asphalt, roof work, or pressure washing. They drove a white Dodge Ram pickup with a temporary Oregon plate.
January 14, 2009 On January 4th at approximately 2:57 p.m., Olympia Police were dispatched to a burglary at J&S Guns in the 500 block of Devoe Street SE. The owner of the business reported that suspects had forced entry into the building and stole numerous handguns, rifles and miscellaneous items.
December 31, 2008 In the early morning hours of December 24th, a burglary occurred at the 4th Dimension Computer business in the 3900 block of Pacific Avenue. The suspect smashed out a door to enter the business and then smashed display cases to get inside.
Stolen in the burglary were nine laptop Acer and Asus computers, and together with the damaged property, the loss exceeds $13,000.
December 17, 2008 During the early morning hours of December 11th, an unknown suspect(s) splattered blue paint, super glued door locks, and spray painted red graffiti that read “The taller you build…The more we strike” on the Olympia Master Builders building located in the 1200 block of State Avenue NE. The estimated cost of the damages is approximately $2,000. Anyone with information regarding this crime is urged to call Crimestoppers or the Olympia Police Department.
December 3, 2008 On November 16th, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 600 Overhulse Road SW reported that someone had spray painted messages and symbols on the building. The graffiti, which occurred some time during the night, included anarchist symbols and phrases.
November 26, 2008 On November 1st, at approximately 8:45 p.m., a robbery occurred at School Street SE and Martin Way East.
The victim had been walking on Martin Way when he encountered two men and a female asking for cigarettes. While talking with one of the men, the other suddenly struck him in the face. One man then produced a knife and began slashing at the victim. The victim was able to get away and ran to a nearby store.
Suspect #1 was black male, 6-1, thin, with shaved head between 16 and 20 years old. Suspect #2 was a Hispanic male, 5-7 to 5-9, thin, with short black hair, between 16 and 18 years old. Suspect #3 was a Hispanic female, 5-5, medium build, shoulder length black hair, between 15 and 18 years old.
November 19, 2008 The Red Barn Tavern located at 114 "E" Street SW in Tumwater has been burglarized four times since July. The suspects have changed their methods of entry, including entering through a vent in the roof. Each burglary has occurred during the early morning hours and the suspects have attempted to enter the safe and also attempted to steal cash from the ATM.
Tumwater Police would like information from anyone who may have seen any suspicious people or vehicles in or around the Red Barn Tavern during the closed, early morning hours.
November 12, 2008 On November 4th, between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., a burglary occurred at the Pacific Mini Mart and Iris's Beauty Salon in the 9000 block of Pacific Avenue SE.
The suspects forced entry to the salon and then knocked a hole in the wall between the businesses, causing $700 in damages. The suspects then stole cigarettes, cash from the register, and cash from the ATM machine inside.
November 5, 2008 On October 29th at about 10:00 p.m., a robbery occurred in the 1100 block of Neapean Drive. The victim reported that he was walking along the road when a green 1990's import sedan stopped beside him. The white male passenger got out with a rifle, pointed it at the victim, and told him to strip. The suspect then grabbed the victim's belongings and the two drove off.
The suspect had long brown hair, was 5-10 to 6-1, weighed between 150 and 170, and was approximately 30 years old. He wore a red bandanna over his face, a green and black plaid shirt, and jeans.
October 29, 2008 On October 22nd at about 2:30 p.m., a Hispanic female was approached in a retail store by a Hispanic male. They were joined by a second Hispanic female, who "purchases" a diamond from the male with a large amount of cash in front of the first female. The female suspect then suggests to the victim that they both purchase a second diamond from the male, sell it and split the proceeds. The diamond turns out to be a fake.
A similar incident happened in a parking lot in August, where the victim purchased fake diamonds and lost $10,000.
The suspects are believed to drive a green SUV.
