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Your tax dollars at work: Washington State Department of Health routinely tests waters for bacterial contamination. See story for list of locations from which shellfish are currently unsafe.
Budd Inlet closed to fishing
Diarrhetic Shellfish Poison (DSP) Closure for Shellfish HarvestingAll Species Closure in Budd Inlet A marine biotoxin that causes diarrhetic shellfish poison (DSP) has been detected at unsafe … more
The suspect's vehicle with the trailer attached.
Fleeing fugitive falls … in fertilizer field
Like a scene from “Back to the Future,” a 20-minute pursuit of an auto theft suspect ended in a brawl in a thick puddle of cow dung, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) … more
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Police Blotter for Sunday, February 5, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 02/05/23 at 9:30 p.m. in the 7200 block of 185th Ln SW, Sheriff's deputies arrested Paul Arthur Conroy, 64, on suspicion of 1) second-degree assault, 2) … more
Police Blotter for Saturday, February 4, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 02/04/23 at 6:00 p.m. in the 9300 block of Martin Way E, Sheriff's deputies arrested Justin Allen Macmillan, 32, on suspicion of 1) hit and run … more
Police Blotter for Friday, February 3, 2023
Lacey Police Department On 02/03/23 at 7:06 p.m. in the 4600 block of 31st Ave SE, police arrested Leo C Blanton, 40, on suspicion of hit and run attended. On 02/03/23 at 4:59 p.m. in the 5800 … more
Police Blotter for Thursday, February 2, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office Lacey Police Department On 02/02/23 at 10:04 p.m. in the 600 block of Sleater Kinney Rd SE, police arrested Andrew J Lopez, 35, on suspicion of 1) theft … more
Washington State Departments of Social and Health Services (DSHS) and Corrections (DOC) only held a virtual meeting in the wake of death threats to their staff concerning the planned sex offenders' housing in the Tenino area.
No sex offenders to be placed in Tenino-area house – yet
Transfer of the first resident into the proposed less restrictive alternative (LRA) residence for sex offenders near Tenino is postponed, for now, according to officials from the Washington State … more
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TCSO fires corrections deputy after intoxicated driving conviction
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) fired a corrections deputy convicted of intoxicated driving. According to a post from the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, Washington State … more
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Police Blotter for Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 02/01/23 at 8:43 p.m. in the 16000 block of Woodbrook Ln SE, Sheriff's deputies arrested Robert Alfred Wilson, 61, on suspicion of 1) fourth-degree … more
Roger Rogoff, director of the Office of Independent Investigations, and his team spoke at the city council study session on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
New use-of-force agency seeking civilian investigators for law enforcement oversight
Washington State’s newly established Office of Independent Investigations (OII), A civilian-led investigative team with a focus on anti-racist training, is looking for people who will make up … more
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The scales of Justice represent the idea of decisions reached fairly and objectively by a weighing of evidence.
Man convicted of parents’ 2021 murder
A 31-year-old man was convicted of the murder of his elderly parents in October 2021. A Thurston County jury found Josiah Sweeney guilty of two counts of first-degree aggravated murder, one count … more
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Police Blotter for Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 01/31/23 at 12:27 p.m. in the 17300 block of 154th Ave SE, Sheriff's deputies arrested Jessi Christine Feuerstein, 33, on suspicion of 1) second-degree … more
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders during the January 29, 2023 town hall conducted to discuss planned sex-offender residence expected to open in a single-family home in the Maytown area.
Sheriff cautions public to act peacefully in the wake of death threats over controversial housing for sex offenders in Tenino
Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders warned the public against violence after threats were made against authorities involved in the planned housing at Tenino for sex offenders. Sanders said … more
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Police Blotter for Monday, January 30, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 01/30/23 at 8:40 p.m., Sheriff's deputies booked Semajo Bayemake Mahop, 33, for a warrant. On 01/30/23 at 3:21 p.m., Sheriff's deputies booked Mario … more
More than 300 residents appeared at the town hall meeting at Tenino High School on January 29, 2023 regarding the planned residence for sex offenders planned to be run from a single-family house in Maytown.
Sunday town hall draws 300 opposed to planned sex-offender housing near Tenino
Some 300 Tenino-area residents met for two hours on Sunday to hear from three public officials and each other about the planned sex-offender residence expected to open this Wednesday in a … more
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The scales of Justice represent the idea of decisions reached fairly and objectively by a weighing of evidence.
Olympia man allegedly reached for knife after caught stealing at grocery store
Two charges were filed against an Olympia man after he allegedly reached for a knife in his pocket when officers caught him attempting to steal from a grocery store. Bradley Christopher Caddy, 36, … more
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Police Blotter for Sunday, January 29, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 01/29/23 at 4:50 a.m. in the 8500 block of 28th Way SE, Sheriff's deputies arrested Jeremie C Duffy, 39, on suspicion of third-degree malicious … more
Police Blotter for Saturday, January 28, 2023
Lacey Police Department On 01/28/23 at 9:32 p.m. in the 600 block of Sleater Kinney Rd SE, police arrested Marcus Jay Rawson, 43, on a Lacey warrant. On 01/28/23 at 2:04 p.m. in the 700 block … more
Police Blotter for Friday, January 27, 2023
Thurston County Sheriff’s Office On 01/27/23 at 12:43 p.m. on Tipsoo Dr/SR 507, Sheriff's deputies arrested Clifford Doyle Jones, 28, on suspicion of 1) third-degree theft, 2) second-degree … more
Traffic will slow down at the Capitol Boulevard SE and Trosper Road SW intersection the following two weeks, Monday to Friday, January 30 to February 10.
Traffic to get even slower for two weeks at Tumwater’s Capitol-and-Trosper intersection
Expect traffic to slow down at the Capitol Boulevard SE and Trosper Road SW intersection the following two weeks, Monday to Friday, January 30 to February 10, as Tumwater announced that there will be … more
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