On Friday, January 6th, an elderly man was the victim of a scam. The victim was approached in a parking lot in the 700 block of Sleater Kinney in Lacey. He was told a story of an inheritance that was being donated, and then convinced the victim to withdraw $25,000 of his own money to prove he was trustworthy. The suspect then fled with the victim’s money.
The suspect was a tall, light skinned black male, and his accomplice was a white male.
I am Lt. Greg Elwin of the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office for Olympia/Thurston County Crime Stoppers, 493-2222. Crime Stoppers is requesting your help on any information you may have on the “Crime of the Week”.
On September 24th, around 4:00 p.m., an older couple on Boston Harbor Road NE answered the door to find three to four Hispanic males outside asking if their travel trailer was for sale. One male entered the house to write up the sale, while two others kept the victims distracted.
After the males left, the victims found that three imitation Rolex watches had been stolen.
The suspect vehicle was described as a full-size older Chevy van, maroon in color, with California plates.
On July 9th, a scam artist approached a man in his driveway on Mercedes Drive in Lacey asking for help. The suspect said he had just arrived from Sri Lanka. He said he had inherited money and showed the victim a letter from an attorney in Tacoma. The suspect said he could not take all the money back to his country, but had to give some of it away. He told the victim that he had to prove he could be trusted by giving him cash and his Rolex watch until the suspect returned from the bank. The victim gave the suspect a large sum of cash and the suspect and his accomplice disappeared.
The victim believes he had been followed from the Home Depot on Marvin to his home. The suspect is a black male in his 30′s, 5-10 and 300 lbs, and his friend was a black male, 5-10, 180, in his 30′s.
