Hermiston History: High school reporters run sting operation
April 20, 1996 A trio of young investigative reporters from Hermiston High School discovered last week that in some cases, crime does pay. The trio surveyed three local pawn shops to see who would purchase obviously stolen items. One, they discovered, took the bait. It all started when Wilma Ward, the schoolâs photography and newspaper teacher, was asked to examine the camera at a local pawn shop. A student, looking for a camera, asked Ward to check one out at a pawn shop. The check led Ward to look around at other area pawn shops. A camera she found at a downtown Hermiston pawn shop loo...
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