Evidence can branch unexpectedly

RITZVILLE — The police chief has a story about how crime scene evidence can come back unexpectedly at different times and places.

“Back in July this year, a call came in for an attempted burglary (at a marijuana shop near the freeway,) Police Chief Bill Benner said. “The officers and the owner of the shop saw three individuals running from his place of business back toward the freeway and crawl under the fence and get into a car parked along the freeway and speed away.”

There was also security video footage of the incident, but nothing that could identify the make or model of the car.

Benner s...