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| Year | Stories |
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| 1903 | 3 |
| 1904 | 18 |
| 1909 | 13 |
34 stories matching rob
- Brutal Attack Near Camas Leaves Worker for Dead
A plumber was waylaid on a bridge near the Washougal River, robbed of his tools and savings, and thrown from the span by assailants who remain at large.
- The Sting at a Puyallup Avenue Saloon
A trio of men are robbed of cash and a gold watch by a woman acting as a decoy in a local saloon.
- The Price of a Beer on Pacific Avenue
A visiting fisherman from Olympia reports being jumped and robbed by a gang in a downtown Tacoma saloon.
- A Year's Savings Gone
A Buckley logger is robbed of his life savings after a night in the city's red-light district.
- The Burglar Who Walked Into Tacoma From Everett
A single suspect arrested in Everett for robbing a hired girl at gunpoint is now being investigated by Tacoma police as the prime suspect behind a string of local burglaries that have plagued the city for months.
- 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.
- A Steep Price for a Ten-Cent Robbery
A cumulative sentence law in Washington State leads to a twenty-year prison sentence for a man who robbed a bridge pedestrian of only a dime.
- City Marshal Accused of Drugging and Robbing Traveler
A Georgetown lawman faces charges after an out-of-town visitor claims he was arrested, extorted, and left unconscious.
- A Bartender, a Bullet, and a Stranger on the Bridge
Seattle police found Harvey L. Hellossis dying on the Grant Street bridge. His saloon was robbed, his keys were missing, and the man last seen with him had vanished.
- A Logger's Final Despair
After being robbed of his life savings in a Tacoma resort, a distraught logger takes his own life in a series of desperate acts.
- Smelter Workers Robbed at Gunpoint
Nine men and one woman were held up by masked bandits near the Tacoma Smelter on payday night, but clever victims managed to hide their cash.
- A Tavern Robbery Goes Wrong
A man is caught in the act of 'rolling' an intoxicated patron in a downtown saloon.
- A Wave of Home Burglaries Strikes Tacoma
Three Tacoma residences targeted in a single weekend as thieves escape with cash and jewelry.
- Hunger and Desperation Lead to Jail Time
A young man confesses to a street robbery, citing his own poverty as the driving force behind the crime.
- Armed Heist at the Commercial Dock
A shopkeeper at the foot of Pacific Avenue is held at gunpoint in a daring daylight robbery.
- Late Night Hold-Up Near 26th Street
The proprietor of a local drug store is intercepted by an armed robber who spent time casually chatting while searching his pockets.
- Sauerkraut vs. the Burglar
A serial burglar is finally caught, but his most memorable encounter was a failed heist at a boarding house.
- Armed Hold-up in Wright Park
A Tacoma resident reports being robbed of his last 50 cents by two masked men near the bandstand in Wright Park.
- The Burglary Mystery at the Bostwick Hotel
A young woman arrested in Ellensburg for a room robbery in Tacoma is released after the accuser drops the charges.
- Pressure Mounts to Complete the Puyallup River Bridge
The Chamber of Commerce confronts the Mayor over significant delays in finishing critical city infrastructure.
- A False Shock of Hair, a Slouch Hat, and $10 at Maplewood Station
A Tacoma department-store clerk steps off the Puyallup car and is stopped in the dark by a masked man in a false wig, who takes her money and orders her home on foot.
- Testimony Unfolds in Local Murder Trial
A witness claims the defendant expressed intent to kill over a financial dispute in the Northern Pacific freight yards.
- A Year's Wages Stolen at Gunpoint in Electron
A laborer, having saved nearly a thousand dollars from his hard work at the Columbia Improvement Company, is held up at the point of a pistol while waiting for his train.
- Safe Cracked in Kapowsin Timber Raid
Thieves target the North Timber company, escaping with revolvers and a steel box full of negotiable paper.
- The Ticket Taker's Midnight Mugging
A L'Allegro Club treasurer was lured from the dance floor into a trap, ending in a gagging and a $55 robbery.