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Reporter Chelsea Krotzer covers breaking news and the communities of Lacey, Tumwater and Thurston County. She can be reached at ckrotzer@theolympian.com or 360-754-5476.
Reporter Jeremy Pawloski covers courts, crime and breaking news for the Olympian. He can be reached at jpawloski@theolympian.com or 360-754-5445.
Olympia man gets 18 years for shooting cop during drug raid
In a courtroom filled with a gunshot victim’s fellow police officers, a judge sentenced an Olympia man to 18 years in prison Thursday for shooting a Thurston County SWAT officer in the arm during a 2011 drug raid.
DFI employee allegedly offers co-worker $10,000 to make wife "disappear"
A 44-year-old Department of Financial Institutions employee is accused in court papers of offering a co-worker $10,000 to find someone who would kill his wife so he could avoid paying her money in their divorce settlement.
Man arrested during traffic stop offered money to source to kill estranged wife
A man who was arrested during a traffic stop on the roundabout leading to Harrison Avenue in Olympia Tuesday morning was placed in custody for allegedly trying to hire a confidential source to murder his estranged wife, according to Tumwater police.
Olympia man pleads guilty to shooting SWAT officer in arm
An Olympia man has pleaded guilty to six felonies as part of a plea deal in connection with shooting a Thurston County SWAT officer in the arm during a 2011 drug raid.
Olympia police: Woodland Trail suspect "a dangerous individual"
A 21-year-old homeless man who allegedly pulled off a woman's clothes during an attempted rape as she walked her dog Monday morning on Olympia's Woodland Trail is a "dangerous individual," an Olympia police lieutenant said.
Lakewood man sentenced to 17 years for Lacey kidnapping
A Thurston County judge sentenced a Lakewood man to 17 years and three months in prison Tuesday for kidnapping his ex-girlfriend in her Lacey apartment last year while armed with a firearm.
Suspect in custody in reported attack on Woodland Trail
UPDATE: Police have a suspect in custody after a reported assault on the Woodland Trail this morning.
Sheriff's pursuit ends in crash near Grand Mound
A traffic stop by a Thurston County Sheriff’s Office deputy near Guava St. SW and 193rd Ave. SW turned into a pursuit and ended with an injury collision.
Two arrested on suspicion of burglarizing closed Bally's Fitness in Olympia
Olympia police arrested two people hiding in a crawl space at the now-closed Bally’s Total Fitness in the 200 block of Sleater-Kinney Road Tuesday afternoon, and both admitted they burglarized the building to steal and sell copper pipe for cash, court papers state.
Olympia man on trial accused of shooting SWAT team member
Jurors heard opening statements Wednesday in the trial of an Olympia man accused of attempted first-degree murder for allegedly shooting a member of Thurston County’s SWAT team in the arm while members of the local drug task force served a search warrant at his home in June 2011.
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