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    Pierce County jail
    Prosecutor Lindquist touts Pierce County's anti-gang efforts
    Prosecutor Lindquist touts Pierce County's anti-gang efforts
    April 6, 2011 12:00 am

    Just over a year after the arrest and prosecution of 36 members and associates of the Hilltop Crips, 34 of…

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    Tacoma political cartoonist R. R. Anderson. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma's Man of Mischief: Inside the curious world...
    By Todd Matthews • November 10, 2010 12:00 am

    If you follow local politics, you are familiar with R. R. Anderson, the self-titled ‘DIY Cultural Arts Specialist.’ He is…

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    "That's a chapter in my life that I'm closing and I'm beginning a new one," says Glenn Grigsby, referring to the 15 years he spent living at the Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. He recently moved to HUD-subsidized housing in Tacoma's North End. "It's peaceful here. It's quiet. This is a new beginning for me." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Leaving The Winthrop
    By Todd Matthews • August 17, 2010 12:00 am

    It’s less than a five-mile stretch between downtown Tacoma and the city’s North End. But for Glenn Grigsby, the distance…

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    Last year, Crime Stoppers of Tacoma / Pierce County offered a $1,000 reward leading to the arrest of a serial arsonist at the Winthrop apartment building in downtown Tacoma. (IMAGE COURTESY CRIME STOPPERS TACOMA / PIERCE COUNTY)
    7-year prison sentence for Winthrop arsonist
    By Todd Matthews • April 23, 2010 12:00 am

    A man who pleaded guilty in January to intentionally setting a series of fires last year inside the Winthrop apartment…

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    According to Tacoma Police, the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, and Winthrop residents, between Aug. 16 and Sept. 2, eight fires were intentionally set in different areas of the Winthrop, an 85-year-old, 12-story former historic hotel downtown. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Accused Winthrop arsonist pleads guilty
    By Todd Matthews • February 2, 2010 12:00 am

    A man Tacoma police and Pierce County prosecutors allege intentionally set a series of fires last year inside the Winthrop…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Living On Edge: Inside the Winthrop arson investigation
    By Todd Matthews • October 23, 2009 12:00 am

    For most residents of the Winthrop apartment building in downtown Tacoma, just living day-to-day is hard enough. The 12-story, 84-year-old…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    2008 Stories & Pictures — Milestone Moments
    By Todd Matthews • December 24, 2008 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Daily Index continues its look back at some of the significant people, stories, and photographs featured in these…

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    Books needed for Pierce County Jail library
    Books needed for Pierce County Jail library
    December 8, 2008 12:00 am

    The library at South 9th Street and Tacoma Avenue isn’t to be confused with the library at South 11th and…

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    One county jail, many problems, few answers
    By Todd Matthews • March 21, 2008 12:00 am

    Tacoma residents, city and county elected officials, and representatives of the area’s criminal justice system last night filled a meeting…

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    Community forum on Pierce County Jail March 20
    Community forum on Pierce County Jail March 20
    March 14, 2008 12:00 am

    In an effort to raise community awareness of the increasing problems surrounding the Pierce County Jail, the New Tacoma Neighborhood…

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