A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — April 27

This is the third year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Today’s story: ‘Most wanted’ fugitive spotted on school field trip:

SEATTLE — The Seattle School District is investigating how a fugitive from the law ended up on a school field trip Wednesday afternoon.

A fellow parent recognized the man, Donald Vasser, from the TV show “Washington’s Most Wanted,” and police were called in.

Vasser fled, but turned himself in after patrol officers, SWAT and a K-9 unit spent hours searching for him. A Department of Corrections employee reached Vasser on the phone and convinced him to give up.

The drama started when 20 Lowell Elementary students and a few adults went to Cal Anderson Park for an ice-skating field trip. Vasser was one of the chaperones.

“He wanted to go to this field trip with his daughter because she was really wanting him to go,” said Mary Vasser-Johnson, Vasser’s mother. “He said he was going to take a chance because he didn’t want to disappoint her.”

“He said he was going to take a chance because he didn’t want to disappoint her.”

Take it from there, folks.

What would you do with this story?

HT to Annika Wood for finding the link.

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