Seattle man caught, um, hands on near children’s museum

Police say this is Steven Squires at the time of his arrest near the Hands On Childrens Museum in Olympia on July 3, 2021.

Courtesy of Olympia Police Department

This close up view is allegedly of Steven Squires foot, positioned 14 feet from the Hands On Childrens Museum in Olympia on July 3, 2021.

Courtesy of Olympia Police Department

Posted Friday, July 9, 2021 4:25 pm

By Danny Stusser

A local couple called 911 to report seeing a man masturbating near the Hands On Childrens Museum in downtown Olympia last Saturday evening.

Police arrived at 6 p.m. to find Steven Squires, 60, of Seattle, lying on the ground, 14 feet from the Hands On Children’s Museum property, his pants undone and his penis in his hand. OPD noted in their police report that he was looking at the children’s playground while masturbating.

The couple that called OPD provided written reports of their eyewitness testimony.

There were no children present or playing nearby at the time of the incident.

Squires was arrested for lewd conduct and booked into the Olympia City Jail.