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In case you missed it...

No surprise: The No. 1 story on our website last week — and related stories likely will be well read in the coming weeks — was about the decision not to charge an Olympia police officer in the shooting of two black men.

1. Prosecutor to charge two skateboarders but not officer in May 21 incident: See above.

2. Sheriff refreshes search for Lindsey Baum: The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office has sent out an updated missing persons flier for Lindsey Baum, who went missing in June 2009 when she was 10 years old.

3. Wider I-5 — along with years of worse congestion — coming to JBLM area: Plans are in place and money in hand to add lanes on I-5 alongside the base in a six-year project that will affect everybody who drives between Olympia and Tacoma.

4. Two groups take to the streets over officer-involved shooting charges: “I don’t feel safe in this community, based on the decision that the prosecutor made when he decided to charge these men,” public defender and Olympia resident Larry Jefferson said outside the book store. “I don’t think it reflects our community’s values.” Speaking to the group, Jefferson called for Thurston County Prosecutor Jon Tunheim to resign, saying he had “forfeited the community’s trust.”

5. Olympia police nab shoplifting suspect at Home Depot in Olympia: The loss-prevention workers deserve a shout out, too.

Rolf Boone: 360-754-5403

rboone@theolympian.com

@rolf_boone

This story was originally published September 6, 2015 at 10:00 PM with the headline "In case you missed it...."

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