By Thurston Chronicle staff
The Olympia Police Department responded to a total 1,097 calls for service this week.
The department remarked upon the following notable trends:
- Five aggravated assaults reported this week with two still open investigations and arrests in the other three. In one arrest, the suspect pushed an employee asking her to leave a business, causing them to fall and break their leg. In another, the suspect hit an officer while resisting arrest. In the last case, the suspect threatened to kill the victim, pressed on the victim's throat with his arm while sitting on her to pin her down.
- One rape reported that is an open investigation. The victim did not know the suspect.
- Officers arrested suspects in both robberies reported this week. In one, the suspect hit an employee who was trying to stop her from shoplifting. In the other arrest, the suspect threatened to beat the victim up if they didn’t take money out of the ATM and give it to him.
- Three residential burglaries were reported. In one, the suspect entered a secure shed and stole a riding lawn mower, landscaping tools, hand tools and two gas cans. In one case, the suspect tried to push his way into a neighbor’s house. He was later located and arrested. In the last case, personal documents were stolen from the victim’s closet. There were no obvious signs of forced entry.
- Ten vehicle prowls or vandalisms reported. A purse, wallet, laptop, bags, cell phone and tools were some of the things stolen. Four cars were unsecured, three had windows shattered and three were unknown entry.
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
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