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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Do you have a news tip? newstips@heraldnet.com | 425.339.3400   Published: Saturday, July 12, 2008 Northwest briefly northwest briefly Laptop with Fort Lewis soldiers' info found A laptop computer that was stolen from an Army employee's truck last week has been found. Police arrested a 17-year-old Lacey boy, who could face a charge of possessing stolen property. Tumwater police said Friday the laptop was among items recovered from vehicle break-ins. The laptop had information about as many as 900 Fort Lewis soldiers. On July 4, an Army employee reported that someone had taken a laptop and a 500-gigabyte removable hard drive from the seat of his unlocked Dodge truck. There was no classified, secret or top-secret information on the missing items, but a Fort Lewis spokeswoman said officials were notifying soldiers that they could be at risk of identity theft. Issaquah: Paraglider dies after crash A man whose paraglider crashed into a tree near Issaquah has died. King County sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said the paraglider crashed into the tree about 4:30 p.m. Friday and was stuck about 50 to 100 feet above the ground. Rescue crews were able to extricate the man but he never regained consciousness. Witnesses said the man was in his 50s and was an experienced paraglider. They said it appeared he might have passed out before he crashed. The cause of death was not immediately known. The accident occurred near a popular hang-gliding spot on Tiger Mountain, about 15 miles east of Seattle. Tacoma: Crime Stoppers offers gas for tips Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers is offering $250 in gasoline for tips that help find wanted criminals. The gas card is an incentive to catch the 50 most serious offenders with outstanding arrest warrants. Crime Stoppers typically offers up to $1,000 for tips leading to charges. For the 50 gas card fugitives the $250 is a bonus. Olympia: Evidence of gray wolves in state Washington state wildlife biologists who conducted a "howling survey" believe a gray wolf pack may be living in western Okanogan County. Biologists conducted the survey in the area on July 7. They made wolf-like howls in several areas, and heard both adult and juvenile howls in response. The Department of Fish and Wildlife said that if confirmed, it would be Washington's first known resident wolf pack since the species disappeared from the state in the 1930s. While individual wolves have been reported in Washington, resident wolf breeding pairs or packs have not. Chehalis: Police make arrest in panty thefts Chehalis police are asking residents to check their drawers and see if they might be victims of a panty thief. Police have arrested a 25-year-old Onalaska man suspected in a string of burglaries that targeted women's panties. Oregon: Feds say no to help for fishermen The federal government has denied a request for financial help for Oregon salmon fishermen hurt by closures of commercial salmon fishing. A letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency said the impact of the closure is not large or severe enough to warrant a major disaster declaration. The federal government closed a 700-mile stretch of the West Coast because of concerns over the health of salmon. Associated Press

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