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{{Infobox Monster
|version1 = Random event
|version2 = Draynor Bank Robbery
|name = Watchman
|image1 = [[File:Watchman (historical).png|150px]]
|image2 = [[File:Watchman (Draynor Bank Robbery).png|150px]]
|release1 = [[29 March]] [[2004]]
|release2 = [[23 August]] [[2005]]
|update1 = RS2 Launched!
|update2 = Blast Furnace
|removal1 = July - October [[2006]]
|removal2 = 6-13 November [[2006]]
|removalupdate =
|members1 = Yes
|members2 = No
|combat1 = Various
|combat2 = 253
|size = 1
|examine = The strong arm of the law.
|attack style = [[Melee]]
|id = removed
}}
The '''watchman''' was a [[random event]] that appeared during [[Thieving]], similar to other guardian events such as the [[Rock golem (monster)|rock golem]]. His level differed depending on the player's combat level. The Watchman would say "(Player's Name), you are under arrest!" before attacking. He was removed in a hidden update during 2006 due to players' complaints about being killed too quickly when pickpocketing at a low hitpoint level and wearing no armour. As a result, he has never been present in ''Old School RuneScape''.

==Changes==
{{Subject changes header}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 10 April 2006
|update = Rag and Bone Man
|change = The NPC's chainbody was graphically updated.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 29 March 2004
|update = RS2 Launched!
|change = The NPC was permanently added with the launch of ''RuneScape 2''.
}}
{{Subject changes
|date = 2 February 2004
|update = Huge Runescape 2 update
|change = The NPC was added to the ''RuneScape 2'' Beta.
}}
{{Subject changes footer}}

===Gallery (historical)===
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|text1 = Random event
|item1 =
|text2 = Draynor Bank Robbery
|item2 =
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|version1 = [[File:Watchman (historical v1).png|center|300x150px]]
|version2 = [[File:Watchman (Draynor Bank Robbery) (historical).png|center|300x150px]]
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{{Synced switch
|version1 = [[File:Watchman (historical).png|center|300x150px]]
|version2 = [[File:Watchman (Draynor Bank Robbery) (historical).png|center|300x150px]]
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{{Synced switch
|version1 = 29 March 2004 –<br/>10 April 2006
|version2 = 23 August 2005 –<br/>10 April 2006
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{{Synced switch
|version1 = 10 April 2006 –<br/>July-October 2006
|version2 = 10 April 2006 –<br/>6-13 November 2006
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==Trivia==
* There was a bug in free worlds where if the player tried to steal from a stall (such as the [[tea stall]]) in south-east Varrock, a watchman would appear. He would attack and the player could fight him. He would not drop any member items on free to play worlds.
* In the Draynor Bank's security recording of the [[Draynor Bank Robbery]], a Watchman appeared but was killed quickly by the Wise Old Man. When the watchman was discontinued, the watchman in the video footage was replaced by the [[Pillory Guard]], even though the bank robbery was an event that had supposedly happened before the Pillory Guard existed.