City of Olympia, WA

06/05/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/05/2026 12:10

06/05/2026 - OlyPD Weekly Update 5-28 to 6-3-26

Crime Map and Updates

Welcome to our crime map. You can search by address, date range, case number, or specific crime type. The map includes serious felony crimes, vehicle prowls, thefts (except shoplifting), and arrests beginning in Nov. 2020. Click on icons for more detail. Addresses listed are rounded to the hundred block. For a complete list of case reports, visit olympiawa.gov/p2c.

Notable Trends

  • Officers arrested the suspect in the aggravated assault reported this week after he strangled the victim.
  • Officers arrested a suspect for unlawful imprisonment after he locked the victim in a room and refused to let her leave, pushing her away from the door when she tried to exit.
  • Two commercial burglaries reported with an arrest in one case. In the arrest, the suspect returned to a store previously trespassed from and stole again. In the other case, the suspect shattered a glass door panel and then spray-painted the security motion sensors.
  • Three residential burglaries reported with one still an open investigation and one arrest. In the arrest, the suspect violated a no contact order. In the other case, a recumbent bike was stolen from a garage. It is unknown how the suspect entered.
  • Officers arrested the suspect in the robbery reported this week. The suspect stole a sign from a group of demonstrators. When someone tried to get it back, he fought over it and threw the victim on the ground, retaining the sign.

Other Items

  • Officers responded to 1,239 calls for service this week.
  • We'll be at two events this weekend. Tonight, June 5, is the Hansen Elementary School Spring Carnival. Come meet an Officer, check out a patrol car and say hello to Bentley. The event is from 5 to 8 p.m. and open to the community. Lots of free, fun activities for the kids.
  • Then bring the kids, bikes and scooters to come see us Saturday, June 6, at the Great Olympia Bike Rodeo at Garfield Elementary School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be tents and a covered area for riding if we can't avoid the rain. Hope to see you there!
  • This week's photo is from the 2025 Great Olympia Bike Rodeo.
Contact
Rebekah Ziesemer, Community Programs
Olympia Police Department
360.753.8578
[email protected]
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