A SAFE REMOVED.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 134, 9 June 1927, Page 8

A SAFE REMOVED.

BUT NOT OPENED.

BURGLAR nr CLOTHIER'S SHOP

YOUNG MAN ARRESTED.

The third visit within 10 months was paid by burglars to the clothing establishment of Mr. Alexander Costello, in Karangahape Road, near Belgium Street on Tuesday night.

Entrance was effected by the favourite method these days—via the back door, which was smashed in with a large jemmy. Two suits of clothes were stolen, one suit which was all ready wrapped up for a customer, and another left hanging up on the wall in the fitting room.

A safe, which was in the main shop, was removed into the back room and attempts made to force it open. How* ever, it resisted all attempts. "My word I can tell you I got a fright when I went into the shop yesterday morning and saw that the safe had been removed from its usual place," said Mr. Costello to a "Star" reporter thin morning. 'It contained £50 in cash, also some valuable documents, including my life and other insurance policies, but I was relieved to find it in the back room. quite intact." Yesterday Comtable Wakelin, who is attached to the Auckland detective office , , Arrested William Reeee Campbell (22) in a pawnshop. It is alleged that Camp* bell was attempting to dispose of a suit.

This morning Campbell appeared bet fore Mr. W. R. McKean, S.M., at the Police Court, when he was charged with breaking and entering Mr. Costello*» shop on Tuesday night and stealing two suits valued at £9.

In asking that accused be remanded until June Iβ, Chief Detective Cumtnings said that other charges were pending against Cainnbell. The magistrate granted the remand.