
Jessica Prokop
Assistant Metro Editor at The Columbian
Local news editor @thecolumbian SW Washington's largest daily newspaper | Alum @LinfieldCollege | Formerly @nrtoday | [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
spokesman.com | Jessica Prokop
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Two men are accused in a scheme to steal trading cards worth an estimated $50,000, according to court records. Vancouver police identified a third suspect, but that man was previously released pending further investigation. Jace Dakota Koch, 26, of Vancouver, Washington, appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree robbery. Judge Christine Hayes set his bail at $5,000. He will be arraigned April 16, court records show.
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2 weeks ago |
columbian.com | Jessica Prokop
Two men are accused in a scheme to steal trading cards worth an estimated $50,000, according to court records. Vancouver police identified a third suspect, but that man was previously released pending further investigation. Jace Dakota Koch, 26, of Vancouver appeared Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree robbery. Judge Christine Hayes set his bail at $5,000. He will be arraigned April 16, court records show.
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3 weeks ago |
columbian.com | Jessica Prokop
Clark County sheriff’s detectives arrested two people Friday in connection with the slaying of 78-year-old Patricia Jimerfield, who was found dead in October in her west Hazel Dell home. Jordan Sullivan, 31, of Vancouver was booked into the Clark County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder, the jail roster shows. Sullivan’s friend, Alyssa Williams, 30, of Vancouver, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder, according to the sheriff’s office.
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2 months ago |
thenewstribune.com | Jessica Prokop
A Washington State Department of Transportation pickup providing traffic control for a crash was damaged Wednesday when it was struck by a passing van on state Highway 500 near Interstate 205. The crash was reported shortly before 2 p.m.A 2004 Chevrolet Express traveling east on the highway attempted to pass the WSDOT work truck stopped in the eastbound lane. The WSDOT pickup, with its emergency lights on, was providing traffic control for an earlier crash.
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2 months ago |
columbian.com | Jessica Prokop
A Washington State Department of Transportation pickup providing traffic control for a crash was damaged Wednesday when it was struck by a passing van on state Highway 500 near Interstate 205. The crash was reported shortly before 2 p.m.A 2004 Chevrolet Express traveling east on the highway attempted to pass the WSDOT work truck stopped in the eastbound lane. The WSDOT pickup, with its emergency lights on, was providing traffic control for an earlier crash.
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