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146 stories matching patrol
- The Sad End of Sport the Fire Dog
The local firehouse dog, a beloved fixture of the Seattle south end, met a tragic end under the wheels of a patrol wagon.
- Speedy Police Patrol Nabs Burglar
Tacoma police use a new automobile patrol wagon to apprehend a suspected burglar just blocks from the crime scene.
- The City's Indecent Ambulance
A delayed ambulance and a harrowing scene on the city streets reveal the crumbling state of Seattle's emergency services in 1899.
- Policy Change Leaves Fire Response Manned by a Skeleton Crew
A fire on Eighth Street leaves a woman injured and sparks an investigation into why the police patrol wagon failed to respond, revealing the consequences of city austerity.
- Chief Jackson’s Quest for a Better Police Dispatch
Seattle’s Chief of Police returns from a fact-finding mission to Portland and San Francisco, hoping to import a superior telephone patrol system to curb the static and confusion of the local line.
- The Drunken Rampage of a North Seattle Man
After a mysterious tumble down a steep Seattle staircase, a local man terrorized his neighborhood until police intervention.
- Armed Robbery in Nearby Pasco Triggers Local Manhunt
Kennewick law enforcement mobilized to patrol rail lines following a violent highway robbery of a tourist in neighboring Pasco.
- The Russian War Scare Hits the Port of Tacoma
Fearful of Russian warships patrolling the coast, San Francisco merchants turn to Tacoma to route their urgent Japanese trade.
- The Great Telephone Switchboard Fire
A tangled mess of high-voltage arc light wires sends fireworks cascading through the central telephone exchange, nearly incinerating the entire plant.
- The Indestructible Old Depot
Staff at the Northern Pacific depot continued their work unbothered even as a small fire broke out in their lunch counter.
- The High Price of Labor
A former city officer turned laborer is critically injured in a sewer trench collapse near the downtown core.
- Street Robberies Rise in Under-Patrolled Everett
A string of Saturday night muggings in the residential districts has residents on edge, sparking calls to restore police staffing levels.
- The Unsolicited Tip that Landed a Cook in Jail
After exhausting his savings at the Warwick saloon, a patron tried to play police officer by demanding the proprietor's arrest—only to find himself in the patrol wagon instead.
- Smugglers Land Thirty Chinese in Puget Sound
A high-speed steamer outruns revenue patrols to land migrants previously refused entry in Portland.
- The Crippled Driver: A Plea for Justice in City Hall
Patrol wagon driver J.C. Trosper, permanently injured in a mill fire while serving the city, finds his job on the line as a new administration takes office.
- The Price of a 'Pull' in Seattle's Police Force
Seven officers were fired to make room for the mayor's favorites, sparking outrage over political patronage.
- Teenage Burglars Caught in the Act
Detectives for the Merchants' Police Patrol trap three boys and their fence in a late-night burglary scheme at a local paint warehouse.
- The Midnight Raid on Seattle's Gambling Halls
A surprise police sweep through Seattle's gaming dens sends hundreds of players scrambling into the rainy streets, leaving gambling tools and jail cells in their wake.
- Industrial Accident on the Tide Flats
A laborer survives a collapse on a pile driver working on the Seattle tide flats.
- Police and Civic Union Raid Poker Parlor
A gambling den at a downtown saloon is shuttered by authorities following a local reform effort.
- The Pox Patrol: When Smallpox Patients Went Out for Whiskey
In 1880, Seattle's quarantine measures were so lax that victims were reportedly slipping out of the pesthouse at night to hit the saloons.
- Call for Cavalry to Patrol the Frontier
The Governor of Oregon calls for volunteers to suppress raids and secure the frontier against the Snake Indians.
- A Lonely Death on the Way to the Hospital
An unidentified man, likely a former builder suffering from dropsy, dies in the arms of a jailer while being transported to Providence Hospital.
- A Neighborhood 'Joke' Ends in the Patrol Wagon
A local grocer is held at gunpoint on Rollin Street, only to discover the masked highwaymen are school-aged boys.
- Tragedy on the Mudflats
A search continues for five people lost from a yacht after a violent storm near Everett.
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- Padding the Patrol
A skeptical editorial questions the necessity of a bloated police force in an orderly town.
- The National Guard Hunts Its Own After the Railroad Strike
Washington's adjutant general orders investigations into guardsmen accused of union sympathies, disobedience, and damage to railroad property during the 1894 strike.
- Trekking Through the Frontier: The Sheriff’s Duty
A grueling journey through Whatcom County’s wilderness in 1878 to summon jurors, revealing a rapidly changing landscape.
- A Captain’s Defense of Military Order
A local officer speaks out to justify his actions leading to the court-martial of a lieutenant in Company K.
- Showdown at the National Guard Camp
A confrontation over drill tactics leads to an officer's arrest and a push to clear illegal liquor tents from the encampment.