On Friday, March 3rd, Olympia Police investigated a luring complaint in the area of Henderson Blvd. and Briggs Drive SE. An eleven-year-old child was approached by a man in a white van after getting off the school bus. When the child refused to go near him, the van followed the child home and parked in the driveway for several minutes. He was seen in the neighborhood looking in windows.
The van is a white full-sized Ford with the back windows painted white. The white male suspect was in his 30s, stocky, with a mustache and blond shaggy hair.
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Tags: luring, suspicious activity
On February 27th between 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., a home invasion robbery occurred in the Clearwood area on Sylvan Dell.
The victim reported that a white male, medium height and build, wearing a ski mask with eye holes and dark hoodie, knocked on her front door. When she answered, he assaulted her and tied her up with zip ties. He then ransacked her home. After the robbery, the suspect poured bleach on the victim to conceal any evidence.
The suspect later accessed her bank account in Graham.
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NOTICE: For the tipster who recently provided information in regards to Wish, please give Detective Haller a call at 360-791-5451
Tags: assault, robbery
The Griffin School District bus yard reported a burglary occurred there some time over the weekend. The suspect cut through the fencing and then cut wiring from two of the buses. The suspects stole 17 yellow and black extension cords.
The cost to re-wire the buses is estimated at $10,000. The cost to replace the extension cords is estimated at $500. The damage to the fencing is estimated at $150.
Tags: burglary
Since the first of January, there have been over 88 vehicle prowls reported in the City of Lacey. In over 60 cases, the victim reported either a car window was smashed or the car had been left unlocked. In 40 of those cases, either a purse or GPS unit was easily viewed inside the vehicle.
The Lacey Police Department wants the public to be aware of the risk when leaving property visible inside a vehicle.
Tags: burglary, prowl
Some time during the evening hours of Sunday, January 31st and early morning hours of Monday, February 1st, the Rivers Edge Restaurant located at 4611 Tumwater Valley Drive SE was burglarized.
The suspects stole two 46″ Panasonic LCD televisions and an HP laptop from inside the restaurant. The loss to the business is estimated at $2,200.
Tags: burglary
Just after midnight on February 9th, a male victim exited a restaurant in the 500 block of Sleater Kinney Road SE to his car. Once he got into his car, he was confronted by three males with blue bandannas over their faces. They demanded that the victim open his car door. Once it was open, they began punching the victim in the face and making demands. The victim drove off, striking one suspect with the car door. The suspect then stabbed the victim’s leg twice with a four-inch blade.
The suspects were described as Hispanic males with accents. After the assault, they ran across Sleater Kinney to a fast food restaurant.
Tags: assault
On Monday, February 1st, at about 8:25 a.m., the Subway shop in the 3400 block of Pacific Avenue SE was robbed.
The suspect is described as a white male in his mid 50’s, wearing a female wig, sunglasses, jeans, tennis shoes, and a blue/gray jacket. He had a thin face and spoke with a mumble.
The suspect fled on foot along the wooded trail behind the business.
Tags: robbery
Between 5 p.m. on January 19th and 5 a.m. the following morning, the county facility under construction at 3013 Ferguson Lane SW was burglarized. The suspects pried open doors and padlocks, causing hundreds of dollars in damage. Once inside, the thieves stole numerous tools, brass fittings, and copper wire. The losses total over $14,000.
Tags: burglary
