STOLEN GOODS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 72, 26 March 1921, Page 12

STOLEN GOODS.

RECOTEBXD BY POZJtCE. ~~~~~ i VALUABLE HAUL IX }fEvr SOUTH : WALES. ! •The best haul for many years," said Inspector Leary, of the Criminal Investigation Department, recently, referring to a huge pile of goods recovered , as , the result of raids on houses in Foreet ( bodge and, LtichliArdt by Detectives ' Etobson, Watkins, Missingham, Gallagher J and Jones, states the Sydney "Daily" 1 Telegraph." « Piled high on the tables in the Detective Office were hundreds of boxes of 1 boots and shoes of all descriptions, rolls 1 of serge, suit len^rt ! h». and made-up eiiits, valaafble silks and dresa material's, and laces—all alleged to .be the proceeds of recent city, suburban, and country robberies. These raids resulted in the recovery of goods valued at anything up to £2000, and, in connection with the same matter, three arrests have been mede in Wollongong, where goods valued at over £1000 have been recovered. The detectives who e»rrie<l out the operations encottntered no resistance, •hut they had souk difficulty in locating the booty. Searches of both houses occupied earn* time, and merchandise wee found in unsuspectod places. M*ny of the rooms vvere locked, and an examination revealed boxes full of material, vnhile more of the booty was stacked in drawers and I'irjJboards. Sheds in the yards also contained their ''lure, with the result that the Drtective l}ffice looked like a vast store—somewhat disarranged, certainly— iriien the Xoods were all brought in. Inspector Leary-'a eyes twinkled as he surveyed the scene. "Tbiait will clear up a whole heap of recent robberies,'' fae said. Two arrests were made by the detectives as the result of the raids. OOUNTfiRY ARRESTS. Folio-wing on reports of extensive roo•beries at Wollongong, Carrimal, Port Kernhia, and other £>outh Coast tovns, J>etective Barclay was sent dawn to investigate. Working in conjunction \vitb SeTgeaat iMacaulay, of tne Wollongong police, he effected three arrests. \. search of a quantity of packages addressed and ready to .be forwarded to Sydney by rail resulted in the recovery >jf over £1000 worth of what is said to ')e the proceeds of the South Const robberies. Some of the material recovered in Sydney is also believed to be part of l-ne proceeds of the same robberies.