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Kennewick woman accused of stealing, selling dog
By Paula Horton, Herald staff writer
A 25-year-old Kennewick woman is in jail after allegedly stealing and then selling a dog from a family who took her in.
The Jack Russell Terrier, named Jack, was found and returned to its owners after the buyer apparently lost it, said Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin.
Jack's owners tracked down the buyer after she posted an online ad about the lost dog and were able to determine she had bought him from a woman named Brandi Parker, Lattin said.
Parker had been staying at the victims' home at Whispering Winds Mobile Home Park, 2906 W. Seventh Ave., in Kennewick, for about three months, Lattin said.
The incident started Oct. 23, when the victims reported some jewelry was missing from their home, Lattin said. Four days later, 5-year-old Jack also disappeared.
The victims filed a report with animal control and started looking on Craigslist to see if anyone was trying to sell Jack, Lattin said.
On Friday, Jack's owners learned a dog matching his description was found by animal control in Airway Heights in Richland and also spotted a lost dog ad from Richland around the same time, Lattin said.
When Jack's owners called the woman who posted the ad, they realized it was the same dog. The woman told them she had bought Jack for $50 at Safeway from a woman named Brandi Parker, Lattin said.
Lattin said officers were able to positively identify Parker as the seller of the dog based on information from the buyer.
Parker was arrested Saturday and booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of first-degree trafficking stolen property, a felony, and taking an animal with intent to deprive or defraud the owner, a gross misdemeanor.
Hermiston police seek suspects in robbery
Hermiston police are looking for several suspects who robbed a Hermiston fast-food restaurant early Monday after forcing their way inside.
The robbers hit the Jack in the Box, 1305 N. First St., just before 3 a.m., said Lt. Tim Beinert.
Beinert said employees told officers the suspects forced their way inside the restaurant and demanded money. They took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled, he said.
No one was injured.
Anyone with information about the case can call Hermiston police Detective Leonard Stokoe at 541-567-5519.
Kennewick investigates shots fired incident
Kennewick police are investigating a report of shots being fired late Sunday near Kennewick Avenue and Newport Street.
Dispatchers received three different reports around 11 p.m. about gunshots on the 1200 block of West Kennewick Avenue, police said.
Officers responded but were unable to locate any suspects. A witness saw a man running toward Palouse Street, while other witnesses saw two men running east and then west on Kennewick Avenue, police said.
Officers found three .380-caliber shell casings in Kennewick Avenue at Newport Street, police said.
* Paula Horton: 509-582-1556; phorton@tricityherald.com
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