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Police Blotter for Sat., Jan. 29, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/29/22 at 7:50 p.m. in the 7300 block of Prather Rd SW, Sheriff's deputies arrested Garrett Andrew Brown, 37, on suspicion of second-degree robbery, … more

1/30/22

Police Blotter for Fri., Jan. 28, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/28/22 at 10:44 p.m. in the 1300 block of Linwood Ave SW, Sheriff's deputies arrested Quentin Wesley Deuel, 27, on suspicion of residential burglary. On … more

1/29/22

The tents of homeless people in downtown Seattle are shown directly outside a retailer's windows.

New King County homelessness authority kicks off with $170M budget

The new government agency in charge of Seattle and King County’s regional homeless response is finally up and running. But … more

1/28/22 | 1 comment

Police Blotter for Thu., Jan. 27, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/27/22 at 1:56 p.m. in the 18200 block of Nutmeg Ct SW in Rochester, Sheriff's deputies arrested Zackery Lee Fritz, 42, on suspicion of second-degree … more

1/28/22

Police Blotter for Wed., Jan. 27, 2022

Lacey Police Department On 1/26/22 at 3:53 a.m. in the 4100 block of 6th Ave SE, police arrested Shon Ray Conn, 49, on suspicion of driving with a suspended license. On 1/26/22 at 9:01 a.m. in … more

1/27/22

Some 30 police officers were involved in today's arrests.

Two men arrested today over alleged Tumwater shooting on Sunday

Two men were arrested this afternoon in connection with an alleged shooting in Tumwater over the weekend. Lt. Jennifer Kolb of Tumwater police told The JOLT that Levi Ramirez and Quentin Deuel … more

By Danny Stusser and Julia Ornedo | 1/26/22

Verbal argument between Lacey cousins allegedly ends in stabbing

What started as a verbal argument between two Lacey men ended in an alleged stabbing and an arrest. According to reports by several Lacey police officers, Dear K Shuru, 20, was arrested on Jan. 16 … more

By Julia Ornedo | 1/26/22

Police Blotter for Tue., Jan. 25, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/24/22 at 2:49 a.m. in the 9000 block of 2nd Ln SE, Sheriff's deputies arrested Evan Joshua Bruner, 32, on suspicion of fourth-degree assault. On 1/24/22 at … more

1/26/22

Police Blotter for Mon., Jan. 24, 2022

Lacey Police Department On 1/24/22 at 8:47 p.m. in the 600 block of Sleater Kinney Rd SE, police arrested David Morris Galen Westberg, 49, on suspicion of driving under the influence. On … more

1/25/22

Olympia and Tumwater’s council members, union representatives, and fire chiefs discussed on Jan. 24, 2022, some final steps on their plan to merge their cities’ fire departments into one Regional Fire Authority.

Olympia, Tumwater closer to merging fire departments

Olympia and Tumwater discussed some final steps in institutionalizing the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) yesterday, which would merge the two cities’ fire departments. During the RFA … more

By JC Medina | 1/25/22

Police Blotter for Sun., Jan. 23, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/23/22 at 3:25 a.m. in the 500 block of Duterow Rd SE, Sheriff's deputies arrested Valentin Santos, 24, on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder, … more

1/24/22

Police Blotter for Sat., Jan. 22, 2022

Lacey Police Department On 1/22/22 at 1:23 a.m. in the 3000 block of College St SE, police arrested Robert S Bagley, 48, on suspicion of driving with a suspended license. On 1/22/22 at 1:43 … more

1/23/22

Police Blotter for Fri., Jan. 21, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office Lacey Police Department On 1/21/22 at 5:25 p.m. in the 600 block of College St SE, police arrested Jesse James Fine, 30, on suspicion of driving with a … more

1/22/22

Staff at Rosie's Place provided the red tent shown on a patch of lawn at their facility in Olympia as an alternative to indoor shelter on Jan. 11, 2022.

Shelter for homeless youth set to re-open tomorrow

Eleven days after abruptly closing, Thurston County’s only shelter for homeless youth ages 18-24 is set to re-open tomorrow, according to program participants. Community Youth Services (CYS) … more

By Danny Stusser | 1/21/22

Olympia police reported finding this cash in the car that was in the possession of Sasha Marie Beell on Jan. 18, 2021.

Illegal drugs found in Olympia woman’s allegedly stolen car

The arrest of an Olympia woman over her alleged possession of a stolen vehicle later yielded methamphetamines and blue pills suspected of containing fentanyl. According to reports by several … more

By Julia Ornedo | 1/21/22

Police Blotter for Thu., Jan. 20, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/20/22 at 12:18 a.m. in the 100 block of N Diamond St in Centralia, Sheriff's deputies arrested Jesika Cierra Jellison, 35, on suspicion of unlawful possession … more

1/21/22

Police Blotter for Wed., Jan. 19, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/20/22 at 12:18 a.m. in the 100 block of N Diamond St in Centralia, Sheriff's deputies arrested Jesika Cierra Jellison, 35, on suspicion of malicious … more

1/20/22

Police Blotter for Tue., Jan. 18, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/18/22 at 9:34 a.m. in the 2000 block of Lakeridge Dr SW, Sheriff's deputies arrested James Anthony Delaney, 28, on suspicion of failure to register as a sex … more

1/19/22

Police Blotter for Mon., Jan. 17, 2022

Thurston County Sheriff's Office On 1/17/22 at 11 p.m. on Libby Rd NE, Sheriff's deputies arrested Zachary Frank Stallings, 30, on suspicion of driving under the influence and eluding a police … more

1/18/22

"As little as six inches of water can destabilize a moving vehicle. Don't drive through standing water, or by-pass barricades." ~ Thurston County Dept. of Public Works

Free water testing for flood-affected wells

Thurston County Environmental Health will provide free water testing for flood effected wells beginning Tue., Jan. 18. Testing consists of analyzing a water sample for the presence of E. Coli, an … more

1/17/22