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Here are some of the top stories on columbian.com this week:
The Clark County sheriff’s deputy who shot a Camas man Nov. 13 has fired his weapon in two previous law enforcement shootings, Columbian archives show.
The Washington State Patrol on Thursday identified the deputy as Forrest Gonzalez. The State Patrol is leading the shooting investigation as part of the Southwest Washington Independent Investigation Team.
A man and woman arrested Wednesday morning have confessed to robbing a Salmon Creek bank, among others, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives arrested Andrew Bekman, 31, and Amira Askew, 28, on suspicion of first-degree robbery. The pair are suspects in more than 10 bank robberies in Washington and Oregon dating to June, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.
Clark County is moving forward with selling its Tri-Mountain Golf Course to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.
The council was briefed on the progress of the sale at its Nov. 13 meeting. Michelle Schuster, director for internal services, told the council that two bids had been received, both submitted through the tribe’s Cowlitz Economic Authority.
Three days before a Portland woman was found dead in her car, she had sent her location to a friend showing she was in the Van Mall neighborhood, miles from where she was later discovered. That was the last time the friend heard from her, court records say.
Vancouver police officers sought to search Courtney Clinton’s Facebook profile and the Ford Edge she was found dead inside in the 300 block of Blandford Drive. Search warrants filed Nov. 4 and Nov. 6 in Clark County Superior Court indicate officers have probable cause for first-degree murder but that investigators had not identified a suspect.
A dozen west Vancouver residents pleaded with the city council on Monday to clear a homeless encampment along West Mill Plain Boulevard.
The camp along the road’s sound wall has grown from a few tents to about 50 within the past year. Some parents said their children are afraid to go outside their homes in the Hough neighborhood.
