SHOE COMPANY EXECUTIVE
Departure For Auckland
A man who over recent years has been called in by the police to advise them on footprints found at scenes of crimes will leave Christchurch on Sunday for Auckland. He is Mr D, C. Taylor, Christchurch manager of the British United Shoe Machinery Company, who next month will take over technical duties for the whole of the company on Thursday. Mr Taylor gave his last lecture to new detectives in Christchurch on footprints, feet, and shoes in relation to crime detection.
Mr Taylor became involved several years ago after a burglary at Rangiora. The thief sped away without his shoes, and the police sought Mr Taylor’s assistance. He said that since then he had been called in by the Criminal Investigation Branch on several occasions, and two years ago he had to go to Auckland after a woman’s leg was found floating in the Waikato river. Mr Taylor said that thieves could get up to all sorts of tricks, including the wearing of two different shoes. He was under the impression in one case not very long ago that the thief hopped around on one foot to avoid giving too much away.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30763, 29 May 1965, Page 19
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