CITY THIEVES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 182, 4 August 1930, Page 7

CITY THIEVES.

WAREHOUSES VISITED.

LOCKS SMASHED OFF DOORS.

AN OFFICE RANSACKED.

CASH REGISTER DAMAGED.

Thieves were active in the city during the week-end, two warehouses and an office being broken into. A little damage was done at each place, but nothing was stolen. Late last night tho constable who patrols Anzac Avenue- discovered the largo doors at tho main entrance to Tyler's Furniture Warehouse open. These doors, which are lift high, and were secured with a heavy, thick Ibrass clasp and large padlock, were opened after the fittings had been forced apart with a jemmy or other iron instrument. This morning, the manager, Mr. Tyler, said he had made a thorough examination of the large stock which, was carried 'on each, of the four floors of tho warehouse, but he could, not Ibid anything missing. "I think the thieves were after cash," he eaid, "because they ■had a good look around the Office. A door leading from my own office, which has ibeen kept locked for months, was found open. Evidently they, unlocked this door and left it open in. case they wero disturbed and wanted to make a quick getaway. There was some money in the safe, but no attempt was made (to open it. The thieves were very darin", to force the big front doore, which are on a busy street, and well lighted and they must have made a noise. It is thought that the operators were disturbed while- at work.

Only a short distance, away from Tyler's, but in Beach, Road, the warehouse of the New Zealand Express Company was forced open on Saturday night. The big padlock clasp which fitted into the staple on the door of the firm's garage was forced off. From the garage the thieves climbed over a partition and got into the charging room, where valuable goods and accessories were stored. Nothing was missing. Gaining an entrance through the fanlight, somebody paid a visit to the Auckland Fishermen's Co-operation, Limited. Although the place, was thoroughly ransacked, the burglar got nothing for his pains, because the company had taken the precaution of banking any money they had taken on Saturday.

The bottom was cut out of the cash register and the drawers were thoroughly searched. No attempt, however, was made on the safe. "It seemed to he an amateurish sort of attempt," said the manager this morning. "Whoever it was; took the trouble of cutting out the bottom of the cash register, when all he had to do to open it was to press one of the keys."