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By Dena Wood
The Times 

Thieves Loot Museums in Three Break-ins

Historical Society puts up $5,000 reward to nab Bruce House, W-P House burglars

 

Dena Wood

Walla Walla County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Bush photographs the window used to gain access to the Bruce House Museum after the first burglary was discovered on Wednesday afternoon. Additional break-ins were discovered on Thursday and Friday.

WAITSBURG – The Waitsburg Historical Society is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the burglar(s) who made three separate break-ins to Waitsburg museum properties last week.

The first break-in, to the Bruce House Memorial Museum, was discovered on Wednesday afternoon. Thursday morning, it was discovered that the adjoining Wilson-Phillips House had also been burglarized. On Friday, board members discovered the thief had made a second entry into the Bruce House.

The first break-in was discovered Wednesday afternoon, April 8, when Joanna Martin,...



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