JOURNEY IN STOLEN CAR
THEFTS BY THE WAY A .MECHANIC SENT TO CAUL (Unitad Pc<iim Afiuociatioa.J WELLINGTON, This Day. A mechanic, Harold Joseph Whittle, took a motor car from Mercer Street on 14th December and set out on a lour to Auckland, bis home town. At Tokomaru next day he stole a ring worth £3, the property of Roland Judd ; an overcoat, attache case, and contents, to the total value of £9 lis 6d, the property of John Albert. Wilkinson. At Halcombe lie broke into the shop of Francis and Co. and stole goods worth, about £4O. After leaving Putaruru the car went, Over a bank-, but it was' notuntil 30th December. at Cambridge, that , Whit llf fell into the clutches of the Poliee._ When Whittle was charged to-day. Chief Detective Ward said there was a lengthy list,of previous convictions. Mr Riddel), S.M., imposed three, months' imprisonment on each of two charges of theft at. Tokomaru, to be concurrent, and committed him for sentence for stealing the car. He remanded him to Feilding in connection with the breaking and entering at Halcombe.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 5 January 1927, Page 2
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