Pharmacy burglaries, protest, historic cemetery damaged: July 9 roundup

Thurston County news July 9 included a protest at a state agency, holiday damage at a historic cemetery, and charges in a string of pharmacy burglaries that hit the region.

Here are key takeaways:

• Protesters occupied a state building Tuesday morning, with the agency alleging the group damaged furniture, pulled down signs and blocked elevators with rotunda furniture, though no arrests had been made as of Thursday.
• Odd Fellows Memorial Park Manager Bob Brunetti plans to ask the cemetery board to block public access during future Fourth of July fireworks shows after recurring damage at the cemetery on the holiday.
• Two Seattle-area men face a 24-count federal indictment for 17 pharmacy burglaries across the Puget Sound region — including four in Thurston County — with charges of conspiracy to steal and distribute controlled substances, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington announced Tuesday.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.