Alert from Olympia Police

On July 26^th, a neighbor who lives near Sherman St NW and Jackson Ave NW heard a knock on a seldom used door on the side of her house. She answered and found a well-dressed young woman who said she was giving away books (in exchange for donations) related to funding for school. The resident said she wasn’t interested and the contact ended, but she felt that the whole thing was a little strange.

There are two possibilities with this scenario. The young woman might have been legitimate or she may have been using a ruse to determine whether anyone was home. Most residential burglaries occur during daytime hours.

We’ve had a few burglaries in the Northwest area over the past couple of weeks. Laptops have been the primary target. Help us stop this trend and find those responsible with:

-          Prevention – please secure your homes and vehicles

-          Reporting – please call Dispatch about suspicious people or vehicles and to report crime (9-1-1 or 704-2740)

-          Communication – get to know your neighbors and talk about what is happening in your immediate area

Police officers assigned to the area will be patrolling and making contacts, too.

Thanks, Amy

Amy Stull

Police Community Programs

Olympia Police Department

360-753-8049

astull@ci.olympia.wa.us

Excitement in the Neighborhood

Monday morning at about 3:45 AM, there was considerable police activity in the neighborhood.  The following note from the Olympia Police provides limited information on this activity.

Jerry Parker

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The Sheriff's Office was chasing a suspect in a vehicle. The person crashed and ran in the area of Farwell & Division. In the process of continuing to run, he unlawfully entered 3 homes or outbuildings. Our K-9 tracked him and he is in custody for the Sheriff's Office charges and warrants as well as three additional burglary charges that will be referred to the prosecutor.

Boys and Girls Club Forum Planned

The Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (of which NWONA is a member) has organized a series of forums on neighborhood issues.  The first of these will focus on the Boys and Girls Club facility planned for construction adjacent to Garfield School.  That even has been  tentatively slated for Monday, August 27 at 6:30 - 8:30 PM at City Hall

Skills Exchange

Calling All Do-ers, Repairers and Makers!!

 

 

Transition Olympia is sponsoring RE-SKILLING events at the Love Our Local (LOL) Fest as well as the Olympia Village Building Convergence (OlyVBC).  We seek local folks who have a skill they’d be willing to share.

 

At LOL on August 19th from 1-9pm, near the San Francisco Bakery:  Offer a brief (30-60 minute) presentation one or more times during the day.  This could also be a prelude to a more extensive workshop during the VBC or later in the year as part of a Re-Skilling Fair. 

 

At VBC the week of August 19^th-25^th:  Offer a more in-depth workshop, where folks get hands-on practice learning the skill.  These workshops would need to be free-of-charge, in the spirit of VBC.

 

Re-Skilling Fair:  We are in the beginning stages of planning a more extensive program for later in the year.  More to come…

 

Skills run the gamut, from drop-spindle wool spinning, to cob construction, to darning socks, weaving baskets, making a mason-bee house, filtering water, buying and using hand tools, making soap, etc… anything that contributes to our resilience and interdependence, as individuals and as a community.

 

If you or anyone you know would like to participate and help build our local community, please complete the attached survey.  For more information contact Gita Moulton at gitamoulton@earthlink.net.

 

Look forward to hearing from you!!

 

 

Neighborhoods Gain Powers

The City and the Coalition of Neighborhood Associations (CNA) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that makes neighborhoods major players in formulating and implementing City policy.  This agreement assures neighborhood association (like NWONA) a voice in code enforcement, neighborhood planning, City personnel recruitment and selection, and many other aspects of City government affecting neighborhoods.

Unfortunately, I am unable to post the pdf. to this blog.  If you would like to view the agreement, send me a note.

Jerry Parker
jerome.parker@comcast.net