MOTOR-CAR CRIMES.
DANGEROUS GANG'S WORK. POSTAL VAN THEFTS. LONDON. Dec. 12. Police officers, described four men who wero sentenced at tho Old Bailey for the Chelmsford robbery, in which a safe was taken away in a motor-car, as being 0110 of the most dangerous motor-gangs.in the country. The driver, Frederick Jackson, aged 25, who was sentenced to three year?, was described as the leader of the gang and one of tho finest racing drivers in England. .Nicknamed " Jewellery .George " by his associates in London's underworld, George Spiers, aged 57, was sentenced to three years' penal servitude for receiving Jewellery stolen from Hattcm Garden in a mailvan robbery last September. He lived a double Jilie and concealed his occupation as receiver so successful]v that neighbours in Higbgaie, visiting his tastefully-furnished flat., believed him to be a prosperous city man. It is said that, Spiers know every house in London worth burgling, and was able to calculate the risks involved. Whenever, therefore, ho saw an opportunity, ho told off men to do the job, paying them a regular fee.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19517, 22 December 1926, Page 13
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