ATTEMPT TO OPEN RAILWAY SAFE
drgß ’ E wome-Made Toasting I Fork Used
home-made toasting fork was D£d in an attempt to force open safe in the Hornby railway ■ion on Friday night. The ■mpt, which was unsuccessful, nsw to have been made youths. ■he stationmaster discovered 5 ■ the railway station had been ■ered at 9.15 am. on Saturday Ben he found that a window of I'idß office had been smashed. auA detective of the Christchurch seminal Investigation Branch a*i that the intruders had apparn®ly tried to get through the isjßken window but failed. They t ]■ then tried to force the main of the station without suctms and had eventually forced the back door of the stationtlMster’s office. :a®Tie intruders ransacked drawuß and cupboards and attempted ■ open the safe with a bunch of wßys. Later they had tried to Men the safe with the home-made fork. The police were that there was little of value the safe.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28981, 24 August 1959, Page 13
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