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251 stories matching burglar
- Midnight Terror on the Front Street Bridge
A series of brazen burglaries in Seattle's waterfront district leaves residents armed and on edge after a string of late-night break-ins.
- The Midnight Prowler of Eighteenth Street
A bold burglar is caught in the act at a private residence, turning an ordinary night into a frantic, weapon-drawn standoff.
- The Ghostly Burglar of Main and 12th
A Seattle household tried everything to stop a persistent intruder—from chair barricades to tin-pan alarms—but the culprit bypassed every obstacle, leaving the family baffled.
- The Midnight Brawl at the Plumbing Shop
A Seattle man catches a burglar in the act, leading to a violent struggle that tumbles from a kennel into the alleyway.
- Home Burglarized While Family Attends Church
A bold break-in at a Seattle residence highlights a spike in property crime.
- The Midnight Burglar of C Street
A steamboat captain's home defense operation turns into a musical misunderstanding involving a cat.
- The Gentleman Burglars of Tacoma
A jewelry shop on a prominent street was emptied by thieves who posed as harmless customers.
- A Burglary and Arson on Tenth Street
A homeowner discovers her house filled with smoke after burglars ransack her residence and leave a lit match on the mantel.
- The Stocking-Foot Burglar of Fourth Street
A bold burglar stalks a home on Fourth Street, invading the upstairs in his stocking feet while the family is inside.
- Daylight Burglary at Minor School
A bold thief locks themselves inside a Chestnut Street home to clear out jewelry while children played across the alley.
- A Bloody Midnight Encounter on Pearl Street
A patrolman's desperate shootout with two burglars leaves a helmet shattered and a trail of blood leading into the dark.
- The Safe-Crackers Caught at Breakfast
After robbing a Seattle safe with a loud explosion, two burglars were tracked by a U.S. Marshal to a hollow near Snohomish, where they were found cooking their morning meal alongside their loot.
- The Midnight Parlor Shootout
A bank bookkeeper’s frantic, armed response to an 'imaginary burglar' leaves a piano shredded and a cat terrified in Colfax.
- Midnight Intruder at the Milton House
A miner returns to his room to find a man under his bed, leading to a violent struggle that ends with a bit finger and an escape.
- The Selectively Honest Burglars
A local family returns home from the theater to find their house ransacked, but the thieves were only interested in cash.
- The Burglar Who Wanted a Razor Before Walla Walla
Richard H. Ford, a self-styled 'famous burglar' with a morphine habit, was shipped off to the state penitentiary—after begging for a shave and trying to dig through the jail floor.
- Burglars Flee When Interrupted by Fruit Peddler
A routine burglary at Dr. L. R. Dawson's home is thwarted by the most unlikely of sentries—a boy selling fruit.
- The Burglar and the Midnight Yell
An Edgewater resident uses his voice to thwart a home intruder.
- The Bold Jewelry Store Heist
Burglars bypass a safe to clear out a downtown shop's gold and timepieces.
- The Burglar Who Ran: A Tacoma Woman’s Scream Saves the Day
When a thief tried to break into a South Tacoma home early yesterday morning, one resident’s quick thinking and loud voice turned the tables on the intruder.
- Chloroform Burglary on Queen Anne
A young woman fends off an intruder who attempted to drug her in her own bedroom.
- The Converted Burglar Who Asked Kansas to Come and Get Him
After a Salvation Army altar call in Seattle, an escaped Leavenworth prisoner walked into the Post-Intelligencer and confessed—then notified the governor he was ready to serve the eight years he owed.
- The Paid Informer of Seattle
Seattle Police Chief Sullivan faces scrutiny after admitting to employing a convicted career burglar as a paid police informant.
- The Stowaway with Seventeen Guns
A Victoria burglar thought he’d outsmarted police by hiding between decks on the steamer *Premier*, but a sharp-eyed customs officer at the Seattle dock caught him red-handed—and found his loot.
- Late-Night Burglary Ends in Foot Chase
A drug store break-in at Commercial Street leads to a wild foot pursuit across downtown alleys.
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- The Burglar Who Stole From Himself
A clever thief in Seattle pulls off a double deception: stealing from a store and then framing a Chinese employee for the crime.
- Burglar’s Stash Includes Dentist’s Gold
A suspect arrested for burglary is linked to a past theater district crime after his room is found filled with stolen dental gold.
- The Festive Burglar of North Seattle
A bold intruder uses skeleton keys to clean out a home on West Street while the occupant is at church.
- A Burglar's Calling Card: Saloon Robbed, With a Polite Note Left on the Bar
Thieves pry open the iron shutters of John J. Madigan's Bodega saloon on Front Street, empty his secret cash stash and leave behind three empty glasses and an apology — of sorts.
- The Burglar Who Knew the Layout
A gambler is arrested after allegedly breaking into a boarding house and cleaning out trunks with a chisel.
- Serial Burglar Hits South G Street
A thief continues a spree of residential robberies, leaving watches behind while taking others.
- Burglar Nabbed After Jewelry Store Heist
A bold thief who robbed a jewelry store of $400 in goods was apprehended in Seattle after a sharp-eyed witness spotted him breaking the glass.
- Speedy Police Patrol Nabs Burglar
Tacoma police use a new automobile patrol wagon to apprehend a suspected burglar just blocks from the crime scene.