SUCCESSFUL CHASE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 24, 28 December 1925, Page 8

SUCCESSFUL CHASE.

BOY IN STOLEN MOTOR CAR, DETECTIVE’S LONG PURSUIT. AUCKLAND, Doc. 26. After scouring Auckland in a motor car on Tuesday, Detective Barling succeeded in running to earth a boy aged 15, who was in possession of a stolen car. Detective Barling was proceeding to the police station in the morning m a car that had been recovered, when, in tho vicinity of the waterfront, he saw another car which had been reported ns missing. Tho driver, a boy, apparently recognised the detective and made_off. Not knowing the speed capabilities of the vehicle in bis charge. Detective Barling proceeded to the police station and resumed tho chase in an official car. After tracing the boy through the suburbs, tho detective finally overtook him in St. James’ street, several hours later. The boy confessed to two other cases of unlawful conversion of motor cars. In one instance he proceeded to Hamilton, where the car broke down. He tolrl a plausible story to a garage proprietor and returned to Auckland by train, paying bis fare witn money he had borrowed.