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Photo released of Hog Canyon Lake littering suspect

A surveillance camera at the Walmart store in Airway Heights captured this image of on June 17, 2015, at 2:22 p.m. of a man suspected by state Fish and Wildlife police for dumping a large amount of trash at Hog Canyon Lake in Spokane County.   (Courtesy)
A surveillance camera at the Walmart store in Airway Heights captured this image of on June 17, 2015, at 2:22 p.m. of a man suspected by state Fish and Wildlife police for dumping a large amount of trash at Hog Canyon Lake in Spokane County. (Courtesy)

PUBLIC LANDS – A state wildlife officer is on the trail of the slob who dumped a large amount of trash at a popular Spokane County fishing lake.

Now it’s time for the public to step up and help.

Curt Wood, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police officer, is trying to identify the subject pictured here.

The image was captured on a surveillance camera as the man was leaving the Walmart store in Airway Heights on June 17, 2015, at 2:22 PM. 

On June 20, the officer discovered a large amount of trash that was left around a fire ring at the WDFW access area at Hog Canyon Lake near the Fishtrap area. 

Wood recovered a receipt from the trash, which led to the discovery of this Walmart surveillance photo. 

One tip would help Wood get to the bottom of this disrespect for public property.

Any tips toward the identity of this suspect should be forwarded to Wood by calling the WDFW office in Spokane Valley, 892-1001. Information also can be left on the state’s poaching hotline, (877) 933-9847 or by email, reportpoaching@dfw.wa.gov



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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