By Thurston Chronicle staff
The Olympia Police Department responded to a total 1,152 calls for service this week.
The department remarked upon the following notable trends:
- Two auto thefts reported this week. In one case, the victim left the vehicle running briefly unattended. The suspect stole the vehicle and fled from officers trying to stop it. The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office ultimately stopped the vehicle and the suspect was arrested. In the other case, a witness reported two suspects acting suspiciously in a Kia Forte. One was in the front seat with a screwdriver and the other climbing through a broken window with a flashlight. The steering column was damaged when officers arrived. Two suspects were seen near the scene but ultimately not located. Olympia police have seen an uptick in Kia thefts or attempted thefts.
- Three residential burglaries reported. Officers arrested the suspect in one that was a violation of a no contact order. In another, the suspect entered the home of a deceased neighbor. Some of the property was returned to officers. In the last case, the suspect used a ladder to jump a fence and steal a bike from the victim’s backyard.
- Two rapes reported with one still an open investigation. The other was a SANE kit pick up from the hospital.
- One robbery reported where two men threatened to beat up the victim and stole his backpack.
- Four thefts and vehicle prowls were reported overnight in the southeast area near Henderson and Yelm Highway this week. Prescription sunglasses, a wallet and bikes were stolen in those cases. “With longer days, now is a good time to restart your 9 p.m. routine if you don’t already have one,” the Olympia Police Department stated. “Check your mail, bring in all your valuables, turn your porch light on and lock your car, garage and home before heading to bed.”
The Olympia Police Department posts weekly crime updates at https://tinyurl.com/2s49v9f9
The police department’s crime map, which includes serious felony crimes, vehicle prowls, thefts excluding shoplifting, and arrests beginning in Nov. 2020, can be accessed at https://tinyurl.com/stk9a64n
For a complete list of case reports, visit olympiawa.gov/p2c
