Serial Burglar Hits South G Street
A thief continues a spree of residential robberies, leaving watches behind while taking others.
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A burglar forced open the rear door of the residence of H. J. Jenkins, 2124 South G street, last night, ransacked the house and departed with two watches. He overlooked two other watches which were in the house. It is thought that the intruder is the same man who has done similar work about the city during the last few nights.
“It is thought that the intruder is the same man who has done similar work about the city during the last few nights.”
Residential burglaries remain a perennial concern in the South Tacoma and Hilltop neighborhoods. The specific detail of a burglar leaving items behind suggests a quick, targeted smash-and-grab—a method of operation that remains familiar to modern police reports.
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