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9 stories matching nab
- Tacoma Police Nab Forger in Vancouver
After a weeks-long manhunt, Tacoma law enforcement tracks down a suspect wanted for embezzlement.
- Smuggling Silks in His Trousers
A crew member of the steamship Olympia attempts to bypass customs, revealing the era's aggressive enforcement against Chinese laborers.
- Speedy Police Patrol Nabs Burglar
Tacoma police use a new automobile patrol wagon to apprehend a suspected burglar just blocks from the crime scene.
- Pendleton Youths Nabbed in Walla Walla
Two brothers fleeing Pendleton after an alleged robbery are caught on the streets of Walla Walla.
- Kennewick Citizens Nab Depot Burglar
A quick-thinking group of Kennewick locals catches a safe-cracker in the act at the old passenger depot.
- Counterfeiters Cornered on the Tide Flats
Secret Service agents raid a clandestine workshop near Occidental and Atlantic streets, nabbing two men in the act of minting gold.
- Street Robbers Nabbed After Storekeeper Spots Them
A candy store owner recognized his attackers near the Commercial Dock bridge, leading to an immediate arrest by detectives.
- One Hundred Arrests, Three Hundred Dollars: Newport's Year in the Police Court
The city marshal's 1907 tally — drunks, burglars and a jailbreak by a notorious horse thief nabbed on a Washington Avenue street corner.
- The Chambermaid Who Foiled a Newport Crime Spree
Two well-dressed thieves from Butte stole pants and shirts from local merchants—then a rooming-house maid overheard their plan to rob a saloon bartender.