NIGHT PROWLER
LOHG SERIES OF THEFTS OFTEN SUPPED IN KITCHENS [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, November 15. A young man who prowled in the suburbs, entering houses in the early morning and stealing money and goods, admitted seventeen charges in the Police Court to-day. He was John Francis Sclidroski (29), a cook. Most of the offences were committed between April and October, when ho stole £sl in money and £l4O in goods. Prisoner, in a statement, said he usually operated between 2 and 4 in the morning. On entering a house in his hare feet, he usually opened' the front and back doors, enabling a speedy exit. He often had supper in the kitchen, and drank the milk left on the doorstep. In one house he was standing in a bedroom wherein were a sleeping couple, when someone coughed and called out. so ho left hurriedly.
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Evening Star, Issue 21878, 15 November 1934, Page 12
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146NIGHT PROWLER Evening Star, Issue 21878, 15 November 1934, Page 12
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