Big theft of oysters

Press, 9 April 1980, Page 6

Big theft of oysters

More than $lO,OOO worth of oysters were spirited away iria burglary of.G. H. Hallidgy, Ltd, oyster merchants, at 306 Selwyn Street early yesterday. Thieves forced a door of the premises, and probably used a van or truck to carry off the l haul, detectives believe.

The oysters, worth $BOOO wholesale and about $10,400 retail,, were mostly destined for .the North Island market, for which' Halliday’s is a major supplier; “It is a big shock. I don’t think we jiave much hope of recovering any,” said the owner of the company, Mr G. H. Halliday.. He said some North Island customers! might be without oysters for one or two Mays, “but we should be able to catch up again.” The stolen oysters were aIT in brightly coloured cans and plastic packs which bear the company’s name. The Papanui C. 1.8. is investigating two burglaries in its area on Monday night. Detective Sergeant R.

Powell said a quantity of drugs and about $6OO worth of cameras and photographic equipment had been stolen from Rollinson’s ~ Pharmacy, at 14 Bishopdale Court. The ’ burglar or 1 burglars jemmied open a locked se-

: curity cabinet to get at’ thd i drugs. A handyman centre at th 4 i McVicar Timber Company’s , Johns Road yard was alsol broken, into, and more than ; $5OO worth, of tools, paint* • and timber stolen.