MOTOR BANDIT MENACE
The. ‘Daily Mail’ points out that the activity of motor bandits is causing public concern, notably in connection with the twenty shop raids during one week-end in which thieves smashed windows and secured money and goods. No arrests were made. People are asking, says the ‘Daily Mail,’ whether Scotland Yard is adequately equipped to deal with the menace, and whether the bandits arc better drivers than the police chauffeurs or using faster motors. The police, however, declare that the flying squad possesses cars capable of forty miles an hour, which is sufficient for the chase in the London streets, and they are in Wireless communication with Scotland Yard.' The police deny that the bandits are better drivers. It is only that they take more risks, not caring for the fate of the stolen vehicle. The ‘ Daily Mail ’ urges the police to adopt spiked mats that can be thrown down at road junctions to stop cars ignoring the police signals.
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Evening Star, Issue 20194, 6 June 1929, Page 7
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162MOTOR BANDIT MENACE Evening Star, Issue 20194, 6 June 1929, Page 7
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