A PROFESSIONAL UNEMPLOYED
CHARGE OF THEFT , (Br Telegraph—Press Aeeociationl CHRISTCHURCH, 6th December. Described by the police as one of the professional unemployed, • Leo Robert Clark, a painter, aged 22 years, was remanded this morning to appear on a charge of stealing goods valued at 2s 6d the property of Woolworths Ltd. "There was no excuse the offence," said Chief Detective Can-oil. "He pleaded poverty on his arrest but when searched £64 9s lOd was found in his possession." "There is too much shoplifting going oh," said the. Magistrate (Mr H. P. La wry) during the hearing of the .case.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 8 December 1930, Page 6
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