County Zeroes in on Identity Theft

OLYMPIA, Wash. - In response to rising identity theft occurences, Thurston County commissioners have agreed to hire a full-time paralegal to allow Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Joe Wheeler to turn his attention full time to prosecuting identity theft cases. Wheeler and the paralegal will join county sheriff’s detective Sgt. Jim Dunn and Detective Roland Weiss, who are assigned to the task force.