Police warn about stolen tobacco

Press, 18 March 1988, Page 4

Police warn about stolen tobacco

<Clubs and organisations were warned yesterday against buying 1 cigarettes from cheap sources in the wake of recent burglaries in Christchurch. Cigarettes have been stolen in at least five burglaries since Saturday evening. : The largest haul was worth $7OOO. A stock-take has confirmed this is the value of cigarettes missing from the Papanui warehouse of J. Rattray and Son. Ltd, which was burgled on Saturday evening. The offenders removed a further $lO,OOO in cigarettes from the premises but left them behind at the rear of the warehouse after apparently being disturbed. Detective 1 SeniorSergeant Dave Whitford advised sports clubs and organisations to buy their supplies from the regular wholesalers. He said the cigarettes stolen from Rattray and Son’s warehouse were identifiable. False claim A man going door-to-door in Hoon Hay this week falsely claimed he worked for two comi panies, according to the police. 'i The man told residents ; in Warren Crescent he

was a representative Of Government Life aihd Broadlands. j He was unable to show residents identification when they asked. A police check revealed the man worked for neither company. "We don’t know what his intentions or motives are so residents in tle area should be wary of him." said Detective Senior-Sergeant Daye Whitford. Attack arrests; : Two people have: been arrested in connection with an attack on a mhn in his River Road j hoAie late on Sunday. i A youth, aged 16, vfill 'appear in the Childrens and Young Court at Christchurch on Maych 22 charged with presenting a firearm, aggravated assault and theft of a video recorder. A youth, aged 18, will appear .the same pay in the District Court'charged with theft of a tap'e deck and carrying an Offens ve weapon, a wooden; baton. Store robbed Cigarettes and; softdrinks worth $2OO were stolen in a burglary 1 of he Rolleston Food Bar on Wednesday night. | The offenders enteied through a skylight.'