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Man gives fake name to avoid theft arrest, now facing impersonation charge, Thurston sheriff says

Man gives fake name to avoid theft arrest, now facing impersonation charge in Thurston County Photo: Thurston County Sheriff's Office (Photo: Thurston County Sheriff's Office)

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) says a man and a woman were pulled over early Sunday morning after a deputy saw their car didn’t have any license plates.

At around 2 a.m., a K9 team from the Olympia Police Department was called out after deputies saw drug paraphernalia inside the car.

TCSO says the man gave them a fake name to avoid a warrant he had out for theft. He was arrested for the warrant and is facing additional charges of criminal impersonation and drug possession.

The woman had a warrant out for a sex offense but was released at the scene due to constraints at the Thurston County Jail. TCSO said.

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