Astounding Story Of Car Conversions
AUCKLAND YOUTHS BEFORE COURT Per Press Association, AUCKLAND, Aug. 11. An astounding story of motor car conversions and motor cycle thefts was told in the Police Court to-day, when four young men appeared. After stealing the vehicles, it was stated, they dismantled them.
Various parts were produced, making the Court look like a mechanic’s workshop. John Foley, aged 21, Thomas Henry Foley, aged 19, Graham Wilfred Morton, aged 20, and George Morton were sentenced to three years’ probation for the theft of a motor cycle valued at £45, and were convicted and discharged on several other charges. The police said there had been a lot of car stealing in the Mt. Eden district, but since the arrests very few reports of stolen cars had been received. One of the accused had a bunch of ear keys when arrested. The Magistrate (Mr. F. K. Hunt) said all were extremely lucky to get probation. They deserved three years’ Borstal treatment.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6626, 12 August 1931, Page 7
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