Bakeries In Olympia Washington

ARREST LOG: Man Grabs Cake, Says It's His Pizza, Then Threatens Officer

The following is an excerpt from the  Woburn Police Department   log.   Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account. We report all arrests included in the daily police log.

June 23 –

At 10:02 a.m., James Godin, 22, of 70 Middle St., was arrested and charged on an outstanding warrant. Godin was taken into custody without incident at his home.   

June 24 –

At 9:42 a.m., Nahashon Muriithi, 27, of 11 Baron Park Lane Apt. #14 in Burlington, was arrested and charged on an outstanding warrant. Muiithi was taken into custody after a motor vehicle stop on Main Street near Alfred Street.

June 25 –

At 3:32 p.m., Ryan P. Skinner, 31, of 12 Green St., was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, threatening to commit a crime and assault and battery. According to police, officers were called to Roma’s Bakery for a report of a man “acting crazy inside the store.” When police arrived, they found Skinner “screaming and yelling obscenities at the clerk,” said police. Police said Skinner had taken a customer’s cake, claiming it was the pizza he ordered, and put it in his car, along with three sandwiches he hadn’t paid for. Witnesses also told police that he attempted to pay for the pizza he had ordered with a handful of white pills. Skinner allegedly pushed an officer and threatened to have the patrolman “clipped.” Police reported Skinner flooded his cell, delaying the booking process and was “belligerent” to officers.

At 9:02 p.m., Ronald Anthony Mondi, 58, of 27 Orange St., was arrested and charged operating while under the influence of liquor, performing a marked lanes violation and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. According to police, dispatch received a report of an erratic driver in the Olympia and Washington streets area. Mondi was pulled over by officers on Orange Street. Police said Mondi was “flailing his arms and yelling.” Mondi refused to take a Breathalyzer test.

June 26 –

At 1:34 p.m., Rosario James Marino, 31, of 41 Edward St. Apt. #1 in Medford, was arrested and charged with larceny over $250 and two counts of larceny under $250. Michelle B. Quartarone, 21, of 198 Washington St. Apt. #1 in Medford, was also arrested and charged with larceny over $250 and two counts of larceny under $250. Quartarone was also charged with possession of a Class A substance (Suboxone). According to police, the pair was stopped while walking on Washington Street. A witness alleged the two were involved in thefts at the Christ Embassy Church at Cummings Park.

San Francisco Street Bakery, Olympia WA - Cakespy

, Not Street), I made a mental note, and when I was passing through on my way to Portland for Crafty Wonderland , I made sure to stop there.

This is the type of bakery I adore. Slightly off the beaten path, you can tell that this is a place beloved by locals—it is a daily place, the type of spot that locals would drop in every day for years, where the staff would know what they wanted before they even ordered.

But on my visit, as a newbie, I had to take it all in. Bread's big here, with all sorts of challah, hippie-Northwest loaves, and traditional breads—but my eyes were fixed on the baked goods. Cookies, cakes, pies, and cream puffs and french pastry—they had it all. But what called to me was one of the simple treats: a spiral chocolate and vanilla butter cookie. 

Buttery, with a perfect crumb that didn't crumble as much as yield, this cookie was redolent of butter, and the chocolate swirl added the perfect slightly bitter and rich dimension to the cookie to make it more interesting than a mere butter cookie, but still simple, sweet, and delicious. The pleasure of a cookie like this is simple, but sweet and delicious—and this is a place where it can be savored. Though I didn't try it, trusted sources say that they have “the best brioche ever” and “amazing macaroons”.

And for extra Northwest hippie points, they have their own garden in the back.

San Francisco Street Bakery, 1350 San Francisco Ave NE, Olympia, WA; online here.