The Search for a Runaway
A teenage boy from Olympia is detained in Green Lake after being reported as a runaway.
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Fay Taylor, a 16-year-old boy, was arrested last night at Green Lake by Officer Hadeen on a letter of instruction from Chief of Police Snyder of Olympia, asking for the detention of the boy as a runaway. The lad has a sister at Green Lake, Mrs. Dan Southerlin, where the officer found him. The chief of Olympia was notified of the capture by wire.
“Chief of Olympia was notified of the capture by wire.”
This routine police notice highlights the era's reliance on telegraphy and local cooperation to track missing persons. While modern policing uses digital tracking, the anxiety of families over runaway children remains a constant thread in civic history.
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