On the evening or early morning hours of March 24th, the Rodda Paint store at 4520 Lacey Boulevard SE was burglarized.
Taken in the burglary were numerous Titan airless paint sprayers and a Graco compressor. Total loss to the business is over $16,000.
During the late evening hours of March 2 or early morning hours of March 3, the Underwater Sports dive shop in the 1900 block of 4th Avenue East was burglarized.
After gaining entry, the suspects stole $8,000 of dive equipment from the shop, including at least four dry suits and other specialty dive equipment.
During the evening and early morning hours of February 10th and 11th, there were four commercial burglaries in the city of Olympia.
Suspects broke into the 4th Avenue Food Mart, the Sherwin Williams on Martin Way, the Ed Wise Beauty Supply on Pacific Avenue, and Prom’s on Pacific Avenue.
On February 3rd, a burglary was committed at the Olympia Credit Union located on Sleater Kinney Rd S.E. An unknown suspect entered the business next to the bank, cut a hole in the wall adjacent to the safe, and then utilized an unknown cutting tool to remove a small section from the rear of the safe. Coins were removed from the safe.
During this holiday season, there has been a significant increase in vehicle prowls. The thieves seek out cars with visible packages or personal items inside and then break out windows to gain access.
The thieves have been targeting retail store, movie theaters, and fitness center parking lots.
The suspects often watch to see shoppers leave their cars after placing packages inside.
At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9th, there was a burglary at the Best Buy on Marvin Road in Lacey. The suspect gained entry and immediately went to the computer display, where he stole several laptops.
The security video shows the suspect wearing dark pants, dark hoodie jacket, and wearing dark gloves. He placed the stolen items into a blue bag.
On Saturday night, October 6th, a theft occurred on the 133-foot historical sailboat “Adventuress” docked in Olympia. The suspects stole the wood steering wheel during the evening hours while the crew was below deck.
At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9th, there was a burglary at the Best Buy on Marvin Road in Lacey. The suspect gained entry and immediately went to the computer display, where he stole several laptops.
The security video shows the suspect wearing dark pants, dark hoodie jacket, and wearing dark gloves. He placed the stolen items into a blue bag.
