Five Olympia businesses burglarized since Sunday - suspect sought

posted 05:21 PM 06/18
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A bald suspect armed with a crowbar who has a taste for vandalism is likely responsible for five burglaries of small businesses on the State Avenue corridor on Olympia's east side since early Sunday morning, according to Olympia police.

The suspect is described by Olympia police spokeswoman Laura Wohl as a white male, bald, about five-feet, ten-inches tall and weighing about 170 pounds. The suspect was last seen by a oerson who interrupted him as he tried to break down the back door of the Olympia Honey Baker, a new business at 1713 State Avenue, about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to police.

When Olympia officers responded to the citizen's report of a burglary in progress, a K9 unit tracked the suspect's scent to Bigelow Park, where the trail was lost, Wohl said.

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