Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

ROSALIA – A Moscow man was booked into the Whitman County Jail after allegedly taking a pickup truck and motorcycle before seeking warmth in the women's restroom at the Horn School Rest Area south of Rosalia.

WSP Trooper Jim Retzer responded July 7 at approximately 5:30 a.m. to a report of a person sleeping in a bathroom stall. According to the police report, upon arrival at the rest area, he noticed an orange motocross style motorcycle leaned against the large rock in the parking area. He first checked the men's, then the women's bathrooms and received a response in a deep male voice fr...