The River Ridge High School baseball team had their 6th break-in / vandalism since last fall, and twice over the past three weeks. Two weeks ago, thieves attempted to break into the concession stand, causing damage to the structure.
Over the past weekend they returned and did significant damage to the varsity field. They spray painted in the outfield, dug up home plate and the pitcher’s mound, dug holes throughout the infield, and spray painted the dugout.
On August 27th between 5:45 a.m. and 6:20 a.m., a lone white male in a small red 1990s truck with white canopy vandalized several vacuums at the Tumwater Auto Spa on Capitol Boulevard. The suspect caused over $500 in damage before stealing quarters from the machines.
The suspect is approximately 6-foot, 170 lbs, wearing jeans, t-shirt, and light colored ball cap. The red truck has a sticker in the lower left corner of the back window and has no hubcaps.
The Thurston County area law enforcement agencies are asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects responsible for graffiti in our area. Some of the markings are directly related to gang activity and others are malicious vandalism caused by the taggers.
The clean-up costs for this type of criminal activity places a tremendous burden on taxpayers and property owners.
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.
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.
