High desert publisher arrested; Why don't we have colorful publishers like this?

By Lou Grant | May 08, 7:36 PM

Back in the day, I watched the Green Hornet. The idea that a newspaper publisher might be a suspected criminal never caused me to consider whether there was a hidden message or whether a newspaper publisher might decide to fight crime using his fists rather than ink and paper.

Well, it isn't quite the same thing, but the Daily Press of Victorville, California reports that a rival newspaper publisher, Raymond Pryke, was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary after "he entered the home owned by a business that he is suing," according to the report.

The 85 year-old Pryke and a locksmith were attempting to change the locks on the house when employees of the Artisan Real Estate Company discovered Wednesday morning. (Would his name have been Kato?) The best part of this story is the citizen reactions. One writer described Pryke as "mean spirited and nutty" while others praised him and questioned the motive of the local sheriff.