County may ask pawn shops to get photos or thumbprints.

From: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) | Date: July 18, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Jonathan Brunt

Jul. 18--Detectives may soon have another tool in the fight against theft.

The Spokane County Commission today will consider new regulations to require pawn shops to take pictures or thumbprints of people who pawn merchandise.

Investigators say the regulations will help them get evidence when someone is caught pawning stolen goods, but some pawn shop owners say the rules would violate customer privacy and be of little use to ...

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