A man hotwired his own car which then careened into a Puget Sound Energy transformer on Sat., June 19., according to two witnesses and Lacey Police.
Donovan McKinlay, 30, of Yelm, was spotted …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/25/21
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The Thurston Regional Planning Council (TRPC) identified safety as priorities for its Martin Way Corridor Study during a public hearing on Wed., June 23.
In the discussion, TRPC Associate …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/25/21
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Unable to prove that he had fired his gun twice at an intruder, a Lacey man was arrested after one of the bullets went through a neighbor’s trailer on Fri., June 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Jeffrey Chad …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/25/21
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Lacey City Manager Scott Spence announced today that Robert “Bob” Almada accepted the City’s offer to serve as Lacey’s next Police Chief. The announcement follows a nationwide …
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6/24/21
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An allegedly intoxicated woman was discovered passed out in her idling car with her foot on the brake in a McDonald’s drive-thru in Lacey on Sunday, June 13, at 2:36 a.m.
Lacey police …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/23/21
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Last Thursday, the Lacey City Council discussed its plans to increase utility rates by up to five percent during the regular city council meeting.
Lacey Finance Director Troy Woo explained the …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/22/21
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On June 19, several Juneteenth events have been long planned prior to President Joe Biden’s signature confirming Congress' vote earlier this week recognizing it as an official holiday.
While …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/18/21
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Lacey police received several calls regarding an intoxicated man who allegedly threatened to accuse his brother of molestation because he was being evicted from his brother’s house on June …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/15/21
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A woman avoided jail on May 28 after being accused to shoplifting at Walmart because she told police she recently tested positive for COVID-19.
Barbara G. Beach, 26, of Olympia, was contacted by …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/15/21
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A local transient man was arrested after shoving his under-aged girlfriend and throwing her onto the sidewalk at about 12:30 p.m. on June 3.
Lacey police were dispatched last Thursday to the 1200 …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/14/21
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An allegedly intoxicated man was arrested for driving under the influence while his six-year-old grandson was in the backseat on May 6.
Neil Siereveld, 58, blew a 0.203 on the field sobriety test …
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By Danny Stusser
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6/14/21
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In honor of its tribal namesake, Lacey’s Nisqually Middle school plans to commission murals inspired by the people, landscape, and wildlife that reflect the tribal culture and history of this …
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6/11/21
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A transient man was arrested after allegedly trying to fight with several people in a local bar, using his cell phone as a recording device and grabbing a woman by her hair last Saturday.
Olympia …
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By Danny Stusser
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6/11/21
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A driver swerved to avoid hitting another car today and crashed into the bedroom of a house off of College Street near 31st Ave. in Lacey.
The collision happened at approximately 12:40 p.m. …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/10/21
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The City of Lacey invites the community to attend a live, virtual Police Chief Finalist Forum on Tuesday, June 15, from 6 – 8 p.m. The online event will provide community members an opportunity …
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6/10/21
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Last Monday, a source claimed that the Olympia Planning Commission revived its plan for the Log Cabin road extension, a proposed street connection that would cut across the LBA Woods.
According to …
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On Thursday, the Lacey City Council discussed plans to expand the Lacey Municipal Code (LMC) 1.20 to defer certain development costs on new affordable housing projects.
LMC 1.20 allows the city to …
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By The JOLT Staff
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6/4/21
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As the Olympia School Board looks towards the next school year, Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Priddy reported at the board meeting yesterday that local schools have experienced low …
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5/28/21
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A special three-day filing period will be held Wednesday, June 2 through Friday, June 4 to allow citizens to run for elected office for positions without candidates. Open positions …
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5/26/21
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Last Thursday, May 20, the Lacey Planning Commission shared a proposal to build a new commercial project on the Meridian Campus.
In a webinar, Lacey Senior Planner Samra Seymour discussed the …
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