According to West Richland police dept. Facebook page
Today in West Richland we had a potential private party car sale turn into a vehicle theft. If you are selling your vehicle privately here are some tips that could prevent you from becoming the victim
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Christopher Alvin Phillips, 23, from Hermiston was driving around and a concerned citizen called police and said a suspicious vehicle was in area recently and could be related to a burglary in the neighborhood.
Turns out the were right, police arrived and detained Phillips and his accomplice...
According to Pasco police Facebook page:
The white 1994 Toyota Camry had been left running unattended on the 800-block of S 9th on Monday at about 11:30 AM, and disappeared.
Tuesday afternoon at about 4:26 PM, the Camry's owner alerted Pasco PD that he had seen it parked in the lot of the nearby Sage-n-Sun Motel at the base of the Cable Bridge...