5 Kent HarperAt seven-thirty on Monday morning, Kent Harper carefully placed his wide brim campaign hat on the silver three-bar rack above the matching wall-mounted coat hook in his boxy private office.
Since none of his staff was at work this early, he took a few seconds to enjoy how nice the gold braid trim looked at the base of the blue straw crown.
He’d been promoted to lieutenant three years ago when he’d taken charge of an all-new Spokane satellite office for the Washington State Patrol Special Investigations Unit.
The main SIU in Olympia assisted local law enforcement agencies through the state. Demand for services on the east side of the Cascade Range had reached a level that made establishing a branch in Spokane appear to be a wise move.
Kent’s promotion was so he’d have more
