SRO ACTIVITY

School Resource Officer Tyler Boling activity:

• Investigated a report of a Tumwater Middle School student who had used a controlled substance when the student was at home SRO Boling made contact with the student and their parents to talk about the illegal use of narcotics He also attempted to identify who provided the controlled substances to the student, but he was unsuccessful The incident was closed as resolved, but he provided an open invitation to talk further in the future.

• Investigated a report from a parent regarding her 18 year-old child who had failed to return home the night prior. SRO Boling made contact with the student at school and spoke to the student about connecting with their parent and open communication SRO Boling followed-up with the parent to ensure the two had connected and the issues were resolved.

• Assisted Peter G. Schmidt Elementary staff with ongoing issues involving two separate families involving their children at school . The ongoing issues have resulted in responses from patrol, school administrative actions, and a verbal altercation between the parents that occurred at a school concert. SRO Boling spoke to all involved parties to find a resolution and informed them of ways they could proceed This was not a criminal matter and the families were referred to the Tumwater School District Officer for any further issues.

• Investigated a report of graffiti in the boy’s bathroom at Bush Middle School . During his investigation, SRO Boling identified a group of boys potentially responsible One of the boys was positively identified as the suspect and confessed SRO Boling turned the incident over to the school administrators to handle any discipline.

• A Tumwater High School student reached out to SRO Boling regarding someone reaching out to her that she did not know via Snapchat The student didn’t feel safe. SRO Boling provided the student with advice on how to handle the situation and gave the student the best course of action to feel safe at school.

• Investigated a report of a Tumwater High School student who sent a Snapchat to another student inquiring about obtaining a firearm for self-harm. SRO Boling contacted the student and learned the student was upset and was considering self-harm SRO Boling connected the student with a counselor and then called the student’s parent SRO Boling determined the student did not have access to a firearm The student was released to their parent to get the help they need SRO Rollman contacted the Black Hills High School student who received the message and confirmed that student does not have access to a firearm. That student reported having dealt with some mental health issues and that the message caused a reaction to revisit those issues SRO Rollman helped the student resolve the current issue and referred the student to the school counselor for follow-up.

• Provided a tour of the police department to students in the Olympia Transition Program. He also talked about a career in law enforcement, and showed students his police car.

• Attended Tumwater Youth Program events for Tumwater School District middle school students.

• Provided security at some of the Tumwater High School and Black Hills High School basketball games.

School Resource Officer Rosco Rollman activity:

• Investigated a report from Tumwater School District Transportation that an unknown adult male had followed two students (Black Hills High School & Tumwater Middle School) home after they got off the bus. Two days later, that same male reportedly appeared at the student’s house in the middle of the night and rang the doorbell SRO Rollman watched video surveillance of the incidents and recognized the male as someone law enforcement has had frequent contact with, and who is frequently intoxicated and transient SRO Rollman was able to locate the male, who was arrested for outstanding warrants.

• A Black Hills High School student reached out to SRO Rollman to talk to him about issues they were having at home SRO Rollman listened to the student and then provided counsel The student was also advised of resources available to them.

• Helped de- escalate a Black Hills High School student who was in crisis SRO Rollman has had success in the past with talking to and de-escalating the student. When SRO Rollman entered the room, the student immediately calmed down and talked with SRO Rollman SRO Rollman was able to resolve the situation and the student got back to work.

• Assisted Tumwater officers with a Black Hills High School student who was in a mental health crisis at home and had suicidal ideations SRO Rollman was able to communicate with the student and help resolve the situation The student exited the residence without incident and was then transported to a hospital for care.

• Investigated a report from two Tumwater Middle School students, who reported they were both shot with airsoft BB’s while they were waiting at an Intercity Transit bus stop Neither student sustained injuries nor did they know the person/s who shot them, but they were able to provide a vehicle description of the truck that passed when they were shot SRO Rollman reviewed video surveillance of the area, but was unable to identify the suspect/s or vehicle involved. The students and their parents were advised of the case status and to contact him if it were to happen again

• Assisted Tumwater Middle School staff with a student who was angry and in crisis, as well as being physically assaultive towards staff Once the student was de-escalated enough to safely return to class, SRO Rollman escorted the student and the staff member back to the classroom.

• Assisted Traffic Officer Clark investigating a report of a multiple reckless driving complaints involving a Black Hills High School student, who had been driving recklessly through nearby neighborhoods. SRO Rollman identified the student and the two officers talked with the student at school about his driving behaviors The matter was referred to the school administrators, since some of the driving behaviors were on-campus.

• Assisted Tumwater Middle School staff with a school dance for middle school students 6-8th grades.

• Provided security at some of the Tumwater High School and Black Hills High School basketball games.

Code Enforcement

Code Enforcement opened two cases this month:

• Report of numerous cars in disrepair and junk or garbage being stored outside a residence

• Report of numerous inoperable vehicles on a residential property

Code Enforcement closed three cases this month:

• 2021 case regarding illegal tree cutting and vegetation removal from a protected wetland area was closed after the HOA completed the replanting of the area.

• Trash, overgrown vegetation and inoperable vehicles were removed from a residential property after issuance of a notice of violation.

• A homeless encampment on undeveloped commercial property was cleaned up after issuance of a notice of violation.

Code Enforcement currently has 15 open cases.

Quantifiable Activity

* Self-Initiatedincludes: investigativefollow-ups,civilpaperworkservice,areachecks,business checks,schoolvisits, residentcontacts,trafficstopsandback-upactivity.

PERSONNEL

• Laura Wohl, Administrative Manager – 5 years of service

• Rachael Black, Officer – 4 years of service

Training

• One member attended a three-day CISM/GRIN course

• One member attended BAC Refresher

• One member attended a three-day Patrol Tactics course

• Two members attended a two-day course on Low-light Handgun & Carbine

• Two members completed an Intro to Communication online course

• Two members completed a Historical Intersection to Race online course

• Four TPD members of Thurston County SWAT attended monthly training

• Two TPD member of Thurston County CNT attended quarterly training

• Seventeen members attended internal patrol tactics training

169 total training hours

COMMUNITY ACTIVITY

Detective Lieutenant Jennifer Kolb provided a personal safety presentation at the Streamland Estates HOA meeting.

Detective Lieutenant Jennifer Kolb assisted the Lacey Police Department with two promotional testing processes.