What is the Capital Metro Independent Investigations Team?

The Capital Metro Independent Investigations Team is comprised of detectives from the cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Yelm police departments. This team has been assembled by agreement between those agencies for the purpose of providing independent investigations into police officer-involved critical incidents.

The team is activated when an incident occurs in one of the member cities. The agency whose officer was involved in the incident steps out of the investigative team in order to allow for an independent investigation.
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​You can find information about all current and past investigations below.​
   


 ​Active Investigation:
​City of Olympia Police Department, Officer Involved Shooting August 22, 2022

PIO: Sergeant Shannon Barnes, Lacey Police Department
         [email protected]
         360.459.4333

Press Releases: 
Media Release: 
 
Internal Investigation case report 2023-001 and all evidence noted in that report 
OPD case report 2023-1958
Officer Thomas BWC video
RMS records of contact with Ms. Delaney
Olympia Fire Department Patient Care Record, noted “Incident #: 230890063”
City of Olympia Lateral Police Officer Job description
Officer Lutz training record

​Media Release 08/24/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_1.pdf
Media Release 09/01/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_2.pdf    
Media Release 09/08/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_3.pdf
Media Release 09/15/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_.4.pdf
Media Release 09/22/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_5.pdf
Media Release 09/30/22: media_release_olympia_pd_6.pdf
Media Release 10/06/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_7.pdf
Media Release 10/14/22:   media_release_olympia_pd_.8.pdf
​Media Release 10/21/22:   media_release_olympia_pd_.9.pdf
Media Release 10/27/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_.10.pdf
Media Release 11/02/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_.11.pdf
​Media Release 11/10/22:   media_release_olympia_pd_.12.pdf
Media Release 11/18/22:   media_release_olympia_pd_.13.pdf
Media Release 11/25/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_.14.pdf
Media Release 12/02/22: media_release_olympia_pd_.15.pdf
Media Release 12/08/22: ​media_release_olympia_pd_.16.pdf
Media Release 12/16/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_.17.pdf
Media Release 12/23/22: media_release_olympia_pd_.18.pdf
Media Release 12/30/22: media_release_olympia_pd_.19.pdf
Media Release 01/06/23: media_release_olympia_pd_.20.pdf
Media Release 01/13/23: media_release_olympia_pd_.final.pdf
Media Release 12/04/23: media_release_olympia_pd_december2023.pdf
Media release 12/04/23: clark_county_prosecuting_attorneys_office.pdf
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​CMIIT Investigators for Olympia PD investigation:
  • Lacey Police Department personnel:
    • Commander Upton, Investigation Manager
    • Sergeant Barnes, Investigation Supervisor
    • Detective Caranto
    • Detective Newcomb
    • Detective Lever
  • Tumwater Police Department personnel:
    • Sergeant Liska
    • Detective Boling
    • Detective Baker
    • Officer Rollman
  • Yelm Police Department personnel:
    • Sergeant Atkins
    • Detective Sparkuhl
  • Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Technicians
    • Detective Sergeant Thomas
    • Forensic Scientist Luthy
    • Specialist Hayden
    • Specialist Gingras
  • City of Olympia Community Representatives
    • Mr. Cooper
    • Mr. Hiebert
*All investigative team members have been screened for conflicts of interest by the City of Olympia community representatives.​

Business Video

Citizen Video
Previous Investigations:

City of Olympia Police Department, Officer Involved Shooting
31 March 2022

PIO: Sergeant Shannon Barnes, Lacey Police Department, 360-459-4333, [email protected] 

Press Releases:
Media Release 4/01/22: media_release_olympia_pd_1.pdf
Media Release 4/08/22: media_release_olympia_pd_2.pdf
Media Release 4/15/22: media_release_olympia_pd_3.pdf
Media Release 4/22/22: media_release_olympia_pd_4.pdf
​Media Release 4/29/22: media_release_olympia_pd_5.pdf
Media Release 5/05/22:  media_release_olympia_pd_6.pdf
Media Release 5/13/22: media_release_olympia_pd_7.pdf
​Media Release 5/20/22: media_release_olympia_pd_8.pdf
Media Release 5/27/22:media_release_olympia_pd_9.pdf
Media Release 6/03/22:media_release_olympia_pd_10.pdf
Media Release 6/10/22:media_release_olympia_pd_11.pdf
Media Release 6/17/22:media_release_olympia_pd_.12.pdf
​Media Release 6/24/22:media_release_olympia_pd_.13.pdf
Media Release 7/01/22:media_release_olympia_pd_.14.pdf

CMIIT Investigators for Olympia PD investigation:
  • Lacey Police Department personnel:
    • Deputy Chief Hollis, Investigation Manager
    • Sergeant Barnes, Investigation Supervisor
    • Corporal Mason
    • Detective Mullen
    • Detective Lever
    • Detective Caranto
    • Officer Williams
  • Tumwater Police Department personnel:
    • Lieutenant Kolb
    • Detective Boling
    • Officer Baker
    • Officer Rollman
  • Yelm Police Department personnel:
    • Sergeant Atkins
    • Detective Sparkuhl
    • Officer Taylor
  • Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Technicians
    • Detective Welander
    • Specialist Smith
    • Specialist Zhukovskiy
    • Specialist Daily
  • City of Olympia Community Representatives
    • Ms. Callner
    • Mr. Cooper
*All investigative team members have been screened for conflicts of interest by the City of Olympia community representatives.  
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City of Lacey Police Department,  Officer Involved Shooting
20 January 2022

PIO: Lt. Paul Lower, Olympia Police Department, 360-753-8410, [email protected]​​
Press Releases:
Media Release 1/20/22: media_release_lacey_pd_1.pdf
Media Release 1/28/22: media_release_lacey_pd_2.pdf
Media Release 2/8/22: media_release_lacey_pd_3.pdf
Media Release 2/18/22: media_release_lacey_pd_4.pdf
Media Release 3/4/22: media_release_lacey_pd_5.pdf
​Media Release 3/16/22: media_release_lacey_pd_6.pdf
CMIIT Investigators for Lacey PD investigation:
  • Olympia Police Department personnel:
    • Lieutenant Smith, Investigation Manager
    • Sergeant Weinnig, Investigation Supervisor
    • Detective Malone
    • Detective McKoon
    • Detective Hutnik
    • Detective Marcusson
  • Tumwater Police Department personnel:
    • Commander Mason
    • Lieutenant Kolb
    • Sergeant Tressler
    • Detective Boling
    • Officer Clark
    • Officer Baker
  • Yelm Police Department personnel:
    • Sergeant Atkins
    • Detective Sparkuhl
  • Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Technicians
    • Specialist Zhukovskiy
    • Specialist Luthy
    • Specialist Paduck
  • City of Lacey Community Representatives
    • Ms. Baldyga
    • Ms. Onishenko
*All investigative team members have been screened for conflicts of interest by the City of Lacey community representatives.  
City of Tumwater Police Department, Officer Involved Shooting
​22 July 2020
PIO: Lt. Paul Lower, Olympia Police Department, 360.753.8410, [email protected] 

LETCSA / I-940

You can find more information about the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act (LETCSA) at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission website here.  


CMIIT Interlocal Agreement:​
Read the Capital Metro IIT agreement between the Cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater and Yelm in the below file:
cmiit_interlocal_agreement.pdf
File Size: 430 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
Read the team's procedure manual here:​
capital_metro_iit_sop__updated_jan_2023_.pdf
File Size: 296 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Questions?
Please contact the assigned Public Information Officer (PIO) for questions about a specific investigation.