Thieves have struck this small business twice this week

The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary that was reported at 6:33 a.m. Friday at Remote Control Hobbies, said Sgt. Carla Carter.

Someone wearing a turquoise hooded jacket, a mask and baseball batting gloves threw a large rock through the front window of the shop at 7837 Martin Way E., Unit 101, Olympia, Carter said.

The suspect ran inside, took a $900 remote control car that was still in its box, and fled, Carter said.

The store owner told The Olympian that his shop, which opened about a decade ago, also was hit by a shoplifter earlier in the week.

At about 2:30 p.m. Monday, a man entered the shop and stole an Axial Deadbolt truck and left in a black minivan with a sport carrier on the roof, according to a post on the shop’s Facebook page. The shop included photos of the shoplifting suspect on its post.

In a poster about the shoplifting incident, the Sheriff’s Office described the vehicle as a late 1990s, two-toned Honda Odyssey with a hard luggage carrier on the roof.

Anyone with information on either case can report it to South Sound Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).

This story was originally published January 12, 2018 at 10:08 AM with the headline "Thieves have struck this small business twice this week."