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 automobile police patrol aided in the capture of a burglar within five minutes after the man jumped from a window of the house he was ransacking. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Eli P. Norton, 1317 North Eighth street, saw a man jump from a window and flee. He called the police, and the patrol, carrying two jailers, arrived at North Fifth and X streets to find a man matching the boy's description running. The suspect, identified as Charles Lawrence, was apprehended and is believed to be an ex-convict.
“The automobile police patrol gave another excellent exhibition of its worth yesterday afternoon by aiding in the capture of a burglar within five minutes.”
This captures the dawn of the motorized police era in Tacoma, showing the immediate civic excitement surrounding new 'high-tech' equipment being used to maintain order in the city's residential neighborhoods.
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