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Articles from the October 7, 2020 edition


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  • Pasco car prowlers nearly steal .44 pistol and ammo

    Bill Stevenson, Franklin Connection|Updated Oct 8, 2020

    PASCO – A stolen gun was dropped by a pair of car prowlers in Pasco when interrupted by a victim. A Charter Arms Bulldog Pug .44 revolver and box of Hornady Critical Defense ammo was recovered by police at a home on Road 78. A man woke up after his dogs began barking around 2 a.m. on Friday. He activated his security alarm when he saw a man in a hoody in his pickup. "He went outside to confront the suspect, only to find there were two of them, and they were now in the neighbor...

  • Pasco K-9 finds man suspected of robbing woman

    Bill Stevenson, Franklin Connection|Updated Oct 8, 2020

    PASCO – A dog bite revealed a hidden suspect under a house on North Owen Avenue in Pasco on Wednesday afternoon. Antonio Lopez Alfaro, 34, of Pasco, was arrested for kidnapping, assault in the second degree, and robbery in the second degree, according to Pasco police. The Tri-Cities Regional SWAT team and Pasco K-9 officer Josh Madsen and his partner K-9 Elan surrounded the house in the 200-block of North Owen and used a public address system in an attempt to convince A...

  • Culp keeps Gov. Inslee on defense in debate

    Roger Harnack, Free Press Publishing|Updated Oct 8, 2020

    OLYMPIA — Republic Police Chief Loren Culp came out swinging and kept incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee on the defensive during their only planned gubernatorial debate Wednesday night, Oct. 7. Culp, R-Republic, blasted Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island, for mismanaging state agencies, violating state and constitutional rights, and a lack of leadership. "What we have right here in Washington is a leadership crisis," Culp said as the one-hour debate kicked off. Rather than defend his r...