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Police Blotter for Thu., June 9, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 6/9/22 at 10:59 p.m. at Columbus Park, Sheriff's deputies arrested Benjarmen Cresteno Avina, 43, on suspicion of violation of a no-contact order. On … more

6/10/22

Police Blotter for Wed., June 8, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 6/8/22 at 9:53 p.m. in the 5900 block of Waldrick Rd SE, Sheriff’s deputies arrested Layne Albert Behling, 26, on suspicion of 1) eluding a police … more

6/9/22

The suspect who was pictured pointing a gun was wearing a black, gray, and white jacket with black basketball shorts and white Adidas sneakers.

Olympia police search for suspects in armed robbery

The Olympia Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying two men allegedly involved in an armed robbery. Olympia police tweeted that the two suspects were seen robbing the … more

By Julia Ornedo | 6/9/22

Police Blotter for Tue., June 7, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 6/7/22 at 6:00 p.m. in the 16400 block of Gibson Rd SW, Sheriff’s deputies arrested Brian Christopher Archer, 50, on suspicion of malicious mischief … more

6/8/22

A view of the public swimming area at Long Lake in Lacey, in happier days when the water quality was better and lifeguards were on duty.

Swim at your own risk: No lifeguards at Lacey’s Long Lake for third year in a row

As the City of Lacey reopens its summer activities after two years of pandemic lockdown, it currently faces a staff shortage, specifically on lifeguards, members of the Community Relations and Public … more

By JC Medina | 6/7/22

The scales of justice represent the balance between fairness and injustice.

Olympia man booked on three felonies after allegedly assaulting girlfriend

An Olympia man was booked on three felonies after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in violation of a protection order and later refusing to let her exit their home. The 31-year-old suspect was … more

By Julia Ornedo | 6/7/22

Police Blotter for Mon., June 6, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lacey Police Department On 6/6/22 at 8:35 a.m. in the 400 block of College St SE, police arrested Carlos Reyes Reyna, 36, on suspicion of assault in the … more

6/7/22

Olympia woman allegedly assaults attending cop, medic

An Olympia woman has been accused of assaulting personnel from the city’s fire and police departments as they were trying to give her a medical evaluation. Misty Lou O’Laughlin, 39, … more

By Julia Ornedo | 6/6/22 | 6 comments

Police Blotter for Sun., June 5, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lacey Police Department On 6/5/22 at 5:33 a.m. in the 3700 block of Hoppe Ln SE, police arrested Melissa Lee Cline, 36, on suspicion of driving under the … more

6/6/22

Police Blotter for Sat., June 4, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lacey Police Department On 6/4/22 at 10:34 a.m. in the 100 block of College St SE, police arrested Wendy Ann Adkins, 59, on suspicion of … more

6/6/22

Police Blotter for Fri., June 3, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lacey Police Department On 6/3/22 at 1:57 a.m. in the 5200 block of Yelm Hwy SE, police arrested Joshua Aaron Kinyon, 38, on driving under the … more

6/6/22

Olympia School District board of directors and City councilmembers held a joint work session on June 2, 2022.

OSD to pay for training police officers in schools

The Olympia School District is willing to pay for police officers’ training that meets the legislative requirements of School Resources Officers (SRO) program, OSD Superintendent Patrick Murphy … more

By Lorilyn C. Lirio | 6/3/22

Tumwater man admits to walking into neighbor’s house, stealing soundbar

A Tumwater man was arrested after admitting to walking into a neighbor’s house when they weren’t around and stealing a soundbar. Michael Anthony Escobar, 30, was arrested on May 29 … more

By Julia Ornedo | 6/3/22

Police Blotter for Thu., June 2, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lacey Police Department On 6/2/22 at 1:56 a.m. in the 500 block of Kaiser Rd NW, police arrested Amber Lynn Robertson, 45, on suspicion of 1) … more

6/3/22

Police Blotter for Wed., June 1, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 6/1/22 at 9:20 a.m. in the 3200 block of 78 th Ave SE, Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephanie Nicole Bale, 34, on suspicion of rape of a … more

6/2/22

Individuals with information about the suspects are asked to call Lacey police at 360-459-4333 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS about case 22-2249.

Lacey police seek help finding alleged LA Fitness thieves

The Lacey Police Department seeks the public’s help in identifying two individuals who have allegedly been stealing from users of a local gym, LA Fitness. Lacey Police said on social media … more

By Julia Ornedo | 6/2/22 | 1 comment

Thurston County has contracted to train 115 local police and other emergency responders to "enhance interoperability" in the event of mass-shooter and other events.

Thurston County to train first responders for active shooter incident management

Thurston County will soon train local authorities on how to manage active shooter incidents and active mobile threat events. The Thurston Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved on … more

By JC Medina | 6/1/22

Olympia man allegedly assaults two others with metal pipe over missing bag

An Olympia man was booked on two felonies after allegedly hitting two other males with a metal pipe because he was upset over his missing bag. Travis W. Benson, 40, was arrested last Thursday, … more

By Julia Ornedo | 6/1/22

Police Blotter for Tuesday, May 31, 2022.

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 5/31/22 at 7:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of Brianna Ct SE, Sheriff’s deputies arrested Ashley Nicole Allen, 28, on suspicion of assault in the … more

6/1/22

Olympia Fire Department Assistant Chief Michael Buchanan shows a graph reflecting BLS transports by private ambulance services and the percentage of transports that were either delayed or were not available.

Olympia defers action on creating city-owned Basic Life Services program

The Olympia City Council temporarily deferred taking action on a city-commissioned study that recommended the creation of its Basic Life Services (BLS) program. In his presentation at the city … more

By Lorilyn C. Lirio | 5/31/22