THE "GANGSTER CLUTCH."
A device which lias for its object the stopping of motor thieves and gangsters without crashing into them has been invented by Sir Malcoln Campbell. It consists of a telescopic steel arm with strong claws a foot wide at its. end. When contact is made with the rear bumpers of a car the claws become firmly locked and the pursued car is brought to a standstill. Preliminary tests have been carried out at the Police College, Hcndon, London, and police experts arc to'make known their decision as to the use of the device.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 243, 13 October 1936, Page 18
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96THE "GANGSTER CLUTCH." Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 243, 13 October 1936, Page 18
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