PASCO — Sen. John Lovick (D-Mill Creek) attended the opening of the new Criminal Justice Training Center in Pasco on Wednesday. The center is one of three new regional training facilities planned to open in the state. Clark and Skagit Counties are among the other locations being discussed and are expected to open in the coming months. Lovick, who served in the Washington State Patrol for 31 years, first proposed establishing regional training complexes in addition to the original facility in Burien a little more than 10 months ago. He said he was thrilled that the idea was able to become reality so quickly and that the next generation of law enforcement officers would be able to learn their craft closer to ...