Vehicle prowlers smash 56 car windows in west Olympia
.jpg "Two men in their 20s are in custody after they were caught allegedly prowling several vehicles at a west Olympia apartment complex, a spokesman for Olympia police said Sunday.")
Two men in their 20s were in custody Sunday after they were caught allegedly prowling several vehicles at a west Olympia apartment complex, according to Olympia police.
The two men allegedly smashed 56 car windows during the prowls, police Lt. Paul Lower said. He estimated damages at more than $10,000.
A woman who had risen early to drive to the airport saw the vehicle prowls at the Copper Trails apartments in the 700 block of Alta Vista Southwest about 3:45 a.m. and called police, Lower said.
The two men fled but later were detained near Black Lake Boulevard Southwest and Ninth Avenue Southwest about 4:20 a.m., a Thurston County Jail log shows.
A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree malicious mischief, a felony. A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of vehicle prowl, a gross misdemeanor, Lower said.
This story was originally published July 29, 2018 at 2:59 PM.