£2OO SNATCHED
YOUTH ON CYCLE OLD LADY ROBBED (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 26. Riding swiftly up on the footpath behind her on Saturday afternoon, a youth on a bicycle snatched a handbag containing nearly £2OO jn cash, besides a number of other articles, from Mrs A. S. Scott while she was walking along south in Crescent road, Spreydon. Mrs Scott, who is 70 years of age, had been shopping, and she was returning to her home when a youth, aged about 17, rode up swiftly, snatched her handbag, and made off along Barrie street. He was accompanied by another youth, who was riding on the road.
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Evening Star, Issue 24103, 26 January 1942, Page 4
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105£200 SNATCHED Evening Star, Issue 24103, 26 January 1942, Page 4
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