Radio Helps in Tracing Stolen Motor-car

Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 272, 20 November 1934, Page 7

Radio Helps in Tracing Stolen Motor-car

TWO YOUNG MEN APPREHENDED. Per Press Association. WANGANUI, Last Night. Wireless as a means of tracing stolen motor-vehicles has again proved of value to the police, and as a result of an accurate description of a car which was stolen from Mangaonoho, near Hunterville, being broadcast at 10 o'clock yesterday, the vehicle was discovered in Wanganui and two young men were apprehended. They will appear on charges arising from an illicit journey from Petonc, through Wairarapa, up to Taihape, to Hihitahi, across to Ohakune, back to Ivarioi and then down the Wangaehu Valley road, via Mangamahu, to Wanganui, At 10.30 on (Saturday night a touring car was stolen from Randwick road, Petone. It was driven through the Wairarapa, and found abandoned at Mangaonoho on Sunday. At 9 o’clock on Sunday night a car belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Mclntyre, of Mangaonoho, was removed from its garage near her house. It was driven north through Mangaweka, Utiku and Taihape to Hihitahi. At that point a store owned by Mr Brophy was broken into and a quantity of cigarettes and money stolen. Later the car was seen at Ohakune, where the Ohakune police gave chase. The stolen vehicle proved too fast, however, and headed back towards Karioi.

At 9 o 'clock this morning a description of Mrs Mclntyre’s car was broadcase from 2YA, and at 10 o’clock the vehicle was discovered in a vacant section on Durie Hill. Wanganui. Detectives J. Walsh and L. Packman were placed in charge of inquiries, and about midday arrested two young men, who are to appear in Court charged with unlawfully converting two cars to their own use and breaking and entering the Hihitahi store.