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868 stories matching search
- The Legal Limits of Game Warden Searches
A state legal opinion clarifies that officers cannot search cars for game without a warrant or probable cause, unless it is in plain view.
- Search for Young Newsie
A young Seattle newspaper seller disappears from his neighborhood, prompting a police search.
- A Mother's Long Search Ends at the Penitentiary
After two years of searching, a Michigan mother locates her son—serving time for a petty theft in Seattle.
- State Supreme Court Rules Police May Search Cars Without Warrants
A landmark decision affirms that officers need not secure a warrant if they have probable cause to suspect liquor law violations.
- Police Commissioners Address Chinese Community Complaints
After Chinese merchants filed a petition regarding unauthorized police searches, the department claimed all raids were legal.
- The Disappearance of the Squak Slough Rancher
A local court appoints a special administrator to manage the estate of a missing farmer while a search for his body continues.
- A Mother’s Relentless Search for Her Missing Son
After traveling for days to find her 14-year-old son who had fled to work in the harvest fields, a mother finally reunites with him in Walla Walla.
- The Steamer Glide Theft
A logger loses $400 in cash while traveling to Seattle, but the legal quandaries of searching passengers on a steamer lead to an awkward stalemate.
- Mystery Deepens at Fort Worden
Military officials are searching for missing soldiers after the discovery of a decomposed body, fueling rumors of foul play at the reservation.
- The River Keeps Its Secret
Floodwaters have receded, but the search for two men lost in the Yakima River remains fruitless.
- Search Ends for Drowned Boy
A tragic river accident in Richland leaves a community in mourning as the search for thirteen-year-old Eddie Hellinger comes to a sorrowful close.
- Five Sailors Perish in Grays Harbor Surf
A survey crew's small boat capsizes in the dangerous entrance to the harbor, sparking a frantic search along the beach.
- Anatomy of a Jailbreak
Sheriff Woolery foils a plot to escape the King County jail, uncovering acid and a sharpened knife.
- The Disappearance of Mrs. Murray
After his wife vanished under a cloud of domestic friction, a Tacoma man launches a multi-year search that captures the attention of police across the Pacific Coast.
- The Tragic Disappearance of Henry Pletcher
A young boy's journey ends in heartbreak when a tragic accident in the woods near the Green River leaves a family in mourning.
- Adrift and Lost: Four Young People Missing for Two Days on Puget Sound
A weekend trip on the launch 'Babe' ends with a 48-hour ordeal, a grounding at Point Robinson, and a tense search by parents and deputies.
- Two Loggers Perish in Sub-Zero Tragedy
A falling tree claims the lives of two lumbermen near Elk, leaving their frozen bodies to be recovered by search parties.
- The Hunt for 'Contraband' Travelers
Federal inspectors search the Port Gamble area after a boat reportedly lands thirteen Chinese immigrants, marking the era of strict Exclusion Act enforcement.
- Search for a Missing Railway Clerk
A man vanishes while working on the Great Northern rail grade, leaving his brother to scour Seattle for answers.
- An Immigration House for New Arrivals
North Yakima citizens bankroll a temporary housing facility for newcomers searching for homesteads.
- Divers Hunting a Sunken Safe Find a Watchman in the Harbor
While searching Tacoma harbor for a Northern Pacific safe and $14,000, Seattle divers uncovered the body of William Hansen, drowned months earlier when the pump house went down in a Thanksgiving landslide.
- A Boy, a Boarding House, and Two Stolen Diamond Rings
A missing quilt unravels into a ring theft, a confession behind jail bars, and a man bound over for the January court term.
- The Theater Continues: A Seattle Scandal of Mistaken Identity
In a twist of fate that could only happen in the Pacific Northwest, a husband’s search for 'joy' in Butte leads to an awkward reunion with his wife at the city's theater.
- A Civil War Veteran Vanishes Between Saloon and Lodging
Charles Honige, a 71-year-old Olympia character known for selling hot weinerwurst after dark, left Hosneider's saloon at 10 p.m. and was never seen again.
- The Jailbreak at Chehalis
Three prisoners on the run from the Chehalis jail are recaptured by a diligent Sheriff in Seattle, ending their brief taste of liberty.