JEWELLERY THEFTS.
FROM TWO SHOPS. Per Press Association. GREYMOUTH, Sept. 25. Two .jewellers’ shops were robbed of rings to day by a man, believed to he unemployed, who was subsequently arrested. Asking to see engagement rings at Mr Tennent’s shop, he distracted the proprietor’s attention, removing one, and saying that he would bring his fiancee to see the one he liked. Mr Tennont then discovered the loss and informed the police, - hut in tho meantime the man had gone to Mr Gilbert’s shop in the next block, ndopting similar tactics and securing a £27 ring from a lady assistant, who later followed and identified him in a hotel bar, as also did Mr Tennent. A constable, on arriving, saw him drop one ring on the floor. The other ring was found behind a barrel. The ■ arrested man appears in Court tomorrow.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 256, 26 September 1933, Page 8
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141JEWELLERY THEFTS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 256, 26 September 1933, Page 8
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