Cops vs. Robbers
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July 16, 2026

Cops vs. Robbers

By Chad Williamson 

Residents at Walnut Crossing, 311 Professional Parkway, invited members of the Marysville Police Department to join them for a game of modified volleyball Tuesday at the facility. When officers arrived they found the opposing team decked out for the match in full “robber” uniforms. Above, residents, from left to right, Thomas Reid, Bernice Dent (partially obscured), Anna Ma Hines, Kevin Kern and Pat Olson, send the ball over the net. Below, from left to right, MPD intern Natalie Jordan and officers Paul Lewis, Jason Boy, Eric Collier and Steve Hardy try to decide who will return the serve.

(Journal-Tribune photos by Chad Williamson)

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