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Charles Gant robbed, 1897

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New Jersey Courier 14 Oct 1897

Postmaster Osborne fires at burglars, 1903

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New Jersey Courier 21 May 1903

George Curtis sentenced for beating and robbing Nimrod Nicols, 1915

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New Jersey Courier 21 May 1915

John Woolley arrested, 1923

new Jersey Courier 19 Oct 1923 John B. Woolley, arrested in Gloucster City, pleaded guilty to stealing a rod and reel, compass and other articles from the yacht Emma B, Capt. George Quinn, of Tuckerton, on which he sailed. He was arrested at Gloucester by the state Police and brought to the county jail Monday. Sentence next Wednesday

Peddler robbed in Bayville, 1879

New Jersey Courier 15 May 1879 We learn that a peddler who was stopping over night at the house of Henry Tappan, Bayville, had his wagon back open and robbed of about $100 worth of goods Thursday night; no clue has yet been obtained as to who the thieves were.

Henry Tappan robbed, 1879

New Jersey Courier 15 May 1879 We learn that a peddler who was stopping over night at the house of Henry Tappan, Bayville, had his wagon back open and robbed of about $100 worth of goods Thursday night; no clue has yet been obtained as to who the theives wer

Toms River post office robbed, 1879

NEW JERSEY COURIER 27 MAR 1879: The Post Office of this town was entered by burglars sometime during Sunday night and robbed of a small sum of money. Entrance was affected through a rear window, a pane of glass having been cut out for the purpose. No clue to the perpetrators yet. The watchmen saw two individuals pass down Main Street just before daybreak on Monday morning, but as he had no suspicion of the robbery he made no effort to secure them. Our town has heretofore been comparatively exempt from transactions of this kind.

Post office robbed in New Egypt, 1878

According to the New Jersey Courier of 19 Dec 1878, "The post office was broken into on Friday night and robbed of $4."