Sequim VFW burglarized, items returned

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Sequim Police arrested an alleged burglar over the weekend in connection to thefts inside the Sequim Veterans of Foreign War Post 4760 at 169 E. Washington St.

Officers report that 29-year-old Jordan Salo, a tenant living above the VFW, was arrested on Saturday, March 12, and booked in Clallam County jail.

Law enforcement found more than $5,000 in stolen goods, including alcohol, electronics and musical equipment from the bar area of the VFW, they said this week.

Salo denied the thefts, police say, and he’s charged with second-degree burglary and first degree theft.

They report the investigation is ongoing to determine if there are more or different suspects involved.

VFW quartermaster Steve Henrikson said a janitor discovered the items missing on Saturday morning and VFW leadership contacted the building owner. Sequim police were notified after the owner checked the apartment and found the stolen property upstairs, according to officers.

Henrikson said their liquor cabinet was cut open and about five bottles of high priced alcohol were stolen along with band equipment, such as microphones and amplifiers, from the dance floor.

The VFW was closed Saturday-Sunday, March 12-13, because of the burglary, Henrikson said.

VFW members plan to reopen the building on Wednesday, March 16, with regular hours Wednesday through Sunday from 1-6 p.m. or later, depending on business.

“It’s a wake up call that we need to beef up our security,” Henrikson said.

The business has been going well under new leadership the last four years, he said, and they’ve “seen a nice pick-up.”

With information on the burglary, contact Sequim Police Department at 360-683-7227.