This Just In

Crime & breaking news blog

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.

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All-Area Athletes of the Year - Spring 2013

Olympia police serve warrant at troubled Boulevard Road residence

Olympia police arrested three men at a "hazardous and unsafe" Boulevard Road residence Friday night where neighbors have complained of suspicious activity and landlord neglect.

Lacey boy, 4, dies Sunday night after being pulled from pool on Saturday

A 4-year-old boy from Lacey, who nearly drowned over the weekend and was in critical condition after the incident, died Sunday night at Mary Bridge Hospital in Tacoma, Lacey Police Lt. Phil Comstock said Monday.

4-year-old found in Lacey swimming pool

Emergency crews were dispatched this afternoon to a report of a 4-year-old found in a swimming pool in Lacey, Thurston County.

Lacey boy in critical condition after near drowning Saturday

A 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a Lacey pool Saturday, according to a Lacey Police Department news release.

Photos Links Public's help sought in finding missing teen

The Olympia Police Department is investigating a missing 16-year-old girl who walked out of an Olympia youth shelter on May 31.

Photos 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.

Photos 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.