Article: Stolen bag sold on eBay returned by buyer

By KIM NOWACKI

YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC

The beaded Yakama bag stolen from the Millennium Arts Plaza has been retrieved, thanks to a tip from across the country and some e- mail sleuthing.

"The pictures do this bag no justice; it's really a beautiful piece of art," Yakima police Detective Sgt. Scot Levno said Thursday on his way back from Milton-Freewater, Ore.

That's where he met an eBay buyer who had purchased the bag through the popular online auction service.

"He wants to stay totally anonymous," Levno said. "He was interested in doing the right thing and very interested in getting the bag returned."

The intricately beaded bag, made especially for the Millennium Plaza by Yakama artist ...

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