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By Brian Beckley Staff Writer
It’s more than a month after election day, and one of the races for east Pierce Fire Commissioner is still too close to call. The race between incumbent Ed Egan and challenger Pat McElligott is within the margin for a mandatory hand recount, with Egan leading by just 22 votes with all ballots counted. A hand recount is automatically triggered when totals are within 0.25 percent of each other. Egan and McElligott are sepa-
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The Bonney Lake Elementary Viking Choir performed at the annual tree lighting ceremony in Bonney Lake, which was capped off by a visit from Old Saint Nick himself, who arrived via fire truck. Photo by Brian Beckley /To view or buy photos go to www.blscourierherald.com.
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Police warn shoppers about vehicle prowls By Brian Beckley Staff Writer
Police in Bonney Lake are taking an active role in warning shoppers about car prowls. This holiday season, police officers and volunteers in orange vests are patrolling parking lots, on the lookout for valuables left in cars that might be potential targets for criminals looking for a quick score.
If they see something worth stealing, or an unlocked door or another invitation to thieves, police are leaving flyers on windshields warning the driver that had they been an actual criminal instead of a cop, their car probably would have been broken into. “It’s meant to just be a reminder to the citizens that things left out in the open are an invitation for
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Bonney Lake police department intern Scott Williams places a warning about car prowls on a car windshield. Photo by Brian Beckley/To view or buy photos go to www.blscourierherald.com.
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