Amelia Dickson, The Olympian

Amelia Dickson

The Olympian

Olympia, WA, United States

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Past articles by Amelia:

Trial for former WDFW employee accused of raping coworker to begin

The trial is set to begin Tuesday for a former Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife employee accused of raping a coworker in December 2014. The Olympia Police Department arrested Gregory A. Schirato, now 55, in April 2015 — nearly four months after the alleged sexual assault occurred. He is charged in Thurston County Superior Court with one count of second-degree rape and one count of… → Read More

Trial for former WDFW employee accused of raping coworker to begin

The trial is set to begin Tuesday for a former Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife employee accused of raping a coworker in December 2014. The Olympia Police Department arrested Gregory A. Schirato, now 55, in April 2015 — nearly four months after the alleged sexual assault occurred. He is charged in Thurston County Superior Court with one count of second-degree rape and one count of… → Read More

Olympia is needs entries for public art competitions

Calling all artists! The city of Olympia is looking for people to contribute to three upcoming projects. → Read More

South Sound couple among those killed in Mexican bus crash

A South Sound couple was among the 12 people who died in a bus crash in southeastern Mexico on Tuesday. Local educators Jody Fritz and Andy Fritz, both 51, were traveling by bus from a cruise ship to Mayan ruins. The Associated Press reports that the bus’s driver lost control on a narrow highway, causing the bus to flip and strike a tree. → Read More

Group asks for investigation into confederate flag at Tumwater school

Last month, a Confederate flag was displayed during a Veterans Day assembly at Tumwater’s Bush Middle School. Now, Olympia-based Full Circle United is asking for a full investigation of the incident, and of the Bush Middle School employees involved in planning the assembly. → Read More

Former Olympia school bus driver gets new trial

Last month, a jury couldn’t decide whether to convict a former Olympia school bus driver on child rape and molestation charges. Now, another trial has been scheduled for Jimmy W. Wall. → Read More

Jury reaches verdict in Lattins goat abuse case

A jury found Carolyn and Debbie Lattin guilty of second-degree animal cruelty charges in goat abuse case. → Read More

Three Magnets' newest beer honors Sounders soccer

People all over the Twittersphere have been throwing shade at Olympia’s Three Magnets Brewery after they decided to name their newest IPA #EBFG Juice, after a hashtag commonly used by Seattle Sounders fans. → Read More

Man arrested after allegedly filming dressing rooms at Olympia mall

A 31-year-old man on Friday was arrested on suspicion of felony voyeurism after he was allegedly taking a video of a mother and her 12-year-old daughter while they were trying on clothes, according to Olympia police. → Read More

Port of Olympia says it has no immediate plans to ship fracking sand by rail

The Port of Olympia currently is unaffected by a group of protesters who have occupied a section of railroad in downtown Olympia because the port has no scheduled plans to ship fracking sand to North Dakota, a spokeswoman for the port said Tuesday. → Read More

Jury couldn’t decide Olympia bus driver molestation case

The trial of Jimmy Wall, a former Olympia school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting a former student, ended in a mistrial Wednesday after a 12-person jury was unable to reach a verdict. → Read More

Wall molestation, rape case goes to jury

The trial of a former Olympia school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting a former student wrapped up Tuesday. Now, its up to a 12-person jury to decide whether Jimmy W. Wall is guilty. → Read More

Testimony starts in trial of former Olympia bus driver

A 20-year-old man testified in court Wednesday that his former bus driver, Jimmy Wall, repeatedly raped and molested him when he was 10 years old. Wall’s attorney denied the claims, and alleged that the case was about “money and greed.” → Read More

2017 election night results for Olympia City Council

Early results show that Clark Gilman, Lisa Parshley, and Jim Cooper were decisively leading their respective races for Olympia City Council seats. Meanwhile, incumbent Jeanine Roe was leading her challenger Renata Rollins with just 50.9 percent of the vote. → Read More

Public safety levy passing in Olympia

A majority of Olympia voters so far are supporting raising the city’s property tax to give the Olympia Police Department an extra $2.8 million per year. Election night returns show that 63 percent voted in favor of the measure, known as Proposition 1. → Read More

Rochester woman accused of abusing stepdaughter

A Rochester woman is accused of severely abusing an elementary school-aged girl — jumping on the child’s stomach, throwing her to the ground — leading to the girl’s hospitalization on more than one occasion. → Read More

Sentence overturned for attempted murderer

Jamal D. Smith was 17 years old when he shot a man in the head during a drug deal. In 2003, prosecutors had enough information to charge Smith with attempted first-degree murder. → Read More

Olympia man arrested in to homeless camp assaults

A 33-year-old Olympia man will likely face assault charges after allegedly hitting one man in the head with hammer, and another man in the arm with a baseball bat. → Read More

Olympia reviewing 2018 budget

The Olympia City Council began its budget process Monday with some good news: 2018 won’t bring the need for layoffs or program cuts. There are, however, some unfunded critical needs, said City Manager Steve Hall, including a $100,000 climate action plan, a $75,000 homelessness response strategy, and replacement of both police and fire equipment. → Read More

Child rape trial of Olympia bus driver to begin

Former Olympia school bus driver Jimmy W. Wall is scheduled to stand trial Monday, Nov. 6 for the alleged molestation of a former Olympia School District student. Wall, 51, was charged in 2016 with four counts of first-degree child rape and two counts of first-degree child molestation. He is accused of sexually assaulting a then-10-year-old boy during and after the 2007-2008 school year. → Read More