Wanted men overseas
(N.Z. Press Association) BLENHEIM Two men sought by the police in connection with the ourglary of the Canvastown Post Office at the week-end of December 8-9 have left the country. About $5OO worth of postal notes and cheques were in the Post Office safe, since recovered without its contents in the Clarence River. The identity of the two men was now known but their present whereabouts were not. said Detective Sergeant D. R. Alexander, of Blenheim.
However, they were known to have left the country and are probably In Australia.
A vehicle taken from Christchurch before the burglary and still missing may have been used by the offenders.
It Is a light-coloured Volkswagen car with the registered number FJ2551. The first letter might have been altered to read E.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19740103.2.4
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33423, 3 January 1974, Page 1
Word Count
132Wanted men overseas Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33423, 3 January 1974, Page 1
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in