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 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 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.
Between the 11th and 13th of November, a Thurston County home was burglarized. Stolen from the home was a law enforcement duty belt, body armor, and an M&P .40 caliber handgun. Also stolen was a gold watch, an iPod Touch, and three deactivated cell phones.
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, September 27th, the Kluh Jewelry store located in the 400 block of Cooper Point Road was burglarized.
The suspect stole pearl, garnet, topaz, amethyst and aquamarine rings, earrings, and pendants. Also stolen was a small bag of scrap gold.
On August 23, 2011, a Sheriff’s Office storage facility in the Mottman industrial park was burglarized. Taken during the theft was an orange Poseidon air compressor used to fill SCUBA tanks for a rescue team. Video surveillance captured 3 suspects in the building, but the photos have not yet provided valid identification.
