THIEVES' BIG HAUL.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20198, 28 March 1931, Page 4

THIEVES' BIG HAUL.

MERCERY SHOP ENTERED. Over £IOO worth of Roods wer« stolen by thieves who broke into Mr 'E. L. MeKeon's mercery shop in Sydenham on Thursday evening. The burglars got in through ,a window .at the back of the shop, \ A. pane had been broken, and the catch, released. The window, however, was protected by iron bars and. two of these had been forced out of their concrete sockets so that entrance could be Rained. It is thought that a piece, of- timber which was lying on the grass plot at the back of the shop, wa* used to force the bars. Jemmy marks showed that the back door had b«en tampered with, but it was doublelocked and resisted the attempt t»» -.force it. . Overcoats, hats. coats,, lumberjackets. cardigans. underclotl»«s. socks and ties were included' in the goods stolpn From itheir balk. it seems that a car or some other vehicle must' have been used to take away the stolen, goods. The value of the overcoats and other large articles was approximately £64. but it is riot vet possible to esti mate exactly the value of the other things taken'.'Mr MeKedn thinkarhow-. eve*;'- that his total los> will be wellover £IOO. A number of price-tickets" from- the overcoats were found on th«" grass iust outside the window. Men described a? suspicious looking i characters were seen on the Bank of New Zealand corner, next door, to Mr McKeon's shop, at..midnight; and; at a quarter past twelve a ; neighbour saw a light in the back oT the; shop.: