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| 1854 | 3 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 7 |
| 1860 | 1 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 2 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1871 | 2 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 26 |
| 1877 | 24 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1880 | 10 |
| 1882 | 8 |
| 1883 | 60 |
| 1884 | 34 |
| 1885 | 63 |
| 1886 | 20 |
| 1887 | 32 |
| 1888 | 38 |
| 1889 | 86 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 63 |
| 1892 | 160 |
| 1893 | 150 |
| 1894 | 175 |
| 1895 | 192 |
| 1896 | 1 |
| 1897 | 3 |
| 1898 | 4 |
| 1899 | 35 |
| 1900 | 2 |
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| 1903 | 56 |
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| 1925 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 |
11 stories matching chief
- The Fire Station Vigilante
When a man was beaten and robbed behind a local bar, a civilian known as 'Red' grabbed the police chief's spare revolver and hunted the suspect down.
- No More Skinny Dipping
The Chief of Police issues a strict mandate to local youth regarding appropriate canal attire.
- The Great Austrian Hunt: A Sunday Afternoon Panic in Kennewick
When rumors spread that a Mexican revolutionary was hoisting the Huerta flag on Second Street, Chief of Police Cope and his deputies launched a dramatic chase. The 'insurgent' turned out to be an innocent Austrian worker looking for directions.
- Kennewick's Ten-Mile-Per-Hour Traffic Crackdown
City council mandates strict enforcement of speed limits and lighting requirements for automobiles and motorcycles.
- The Municipal Rock Pile: Kennewick's Hard-Nosed Welfare Policy
Facing a winter spike in transient homelessness, the Police Chief mandates manual labor as the price of a meal.
- The Fight to Cap Power Rates
Cities across the Pacific Northwest clash with Pacific Power & Light in a landmark valuation hearing.
- The Hungry Teenager Who Could Not Resist
After a kind Kennewick woman fed a hungry 17-year-old drifter, he stole her silver mesh bag and watch, later telling police he felt a strange compulsion to commit the crime.
- The Street Cleanup Petition
Business owners bypass the city council to force a pre-holiday cleanup of Kennewick's streets.
- Brutal Assault Leaves Wallula Rancher Fighting for Life
A stranger’s unprovoked attack with a jagged beer bottle has left a rancher in critical condition, shocking the Pasco community.
- The Politics of Personality in Prosser
A political defense of County Auditor L. L. Lynn, whose opponents attack his 'pomposity' and musical hobbies rather than his administrative record.
- Hotel de Copeland Opens Its Doors to Winter Drifters
As temperatures plummeted, Kennewick's city jail became a refuge for seventeen 'blanket boys,' highlighting the city's unofficial policy for managing homelessness during the deep freeze.