BURGLARIES BY YOUTHS

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 12 March 1934, Page 5

BURGLARIES BY YOUTHS

FIREARMS AMONG- THEFTS. STORY IN CHILDREN’S COURT. 'By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, March 10. Starting, it Avas stated in the ChildCourt, to-day, with petty thieving from shops, two youths- who tv ere jointly charged to-day became bolder in crime and began breaking and entering. The most serious of the latter class of offence was their entry into the shop of a gun-making firm from which they stole firearms, ammunition and camping gear to the value of £llO 12s. Of the property stolen in the series of criminal offences. £i3l its 2d worth had been recovered through being left in the open. It had depreciated in value and the total 1 loss to the owners was £24 12s. It was .suggested that the boys, who had been mates for several years, should be parted as they seemed to have an adverse effect o,n each other. Their depredations commenced in September and there were 12 charges. A favourable feature of the ease was that they wfere quite frank with the police and assisted to recover the property. The boys were placed under the supervision of the Child Welfare Department and were warned that their association must cease.