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    Jim Pincham
    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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    (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA BIA)
    BIA: More downtown TPD coverage in 2010
    November 6, 2009 12:00 am

    A Downtown Tacoma Business Improvement Area (BIA) official announced today the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) will replace two police officers…

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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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    "I feel so blessed to be at the Winthrop because I can be with my daughter," says Winthrop resident Nanette Colby. She lives in a fifth-floor apartment with her daughter, Naphtali, and owns Re-Fine Clothier downtown. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: Nanette Colby
    By Todd Matthews • July 15, 2009 12:00 am

    Nanette Colby has a work schedule that most single, city-living parents would envy. She owns her own business, Re-Fine Clothier…

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    "I don't have a lot, but I've learned to live within my means," says 15-year Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby. "I'm fortunate that I do have housing and a place to live. I see people on a daily basis out here who don't." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: Glenn Grigsby
    By Todd Matthews • June 16, 2009 12:00 am

    If you visit Glenn Grigsby in his room at the Winthrop Hotel downtown, the first thing you will notice is…

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    Business Improvement Area bike patrol officers Sarah Kirkman and John Leitheiser inspect a homeless encampment beneath Interstate 705. The officers are a vital security resource downtown. "It's all about respect," says Leitheiser. "If I treat people with respect down here, I'll get that in return." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    All eyes (and wheels) on the street
    By Todd Matthews • April 19, 2007 12:00 am

    Thursday morning beneath Interstate 705 in downtown Tacoma, and Business Improvement Area (BIA) bike patrol officers John Leitheiser and Sarah…

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