MOTOR BANDITS.
NEW LONDON MENACE. NUMEROUS SHOP RAIDS. LONDON. May 16. The Daily Mail point's out that the activity of motor bandits is causing public concern, notably in connection with the twenty shop raids during the week-end, in which thieves smashed windows and secured money and goods. No arrests were made.
People are "asking, says the Daily Mail, whether Scotland Yard is adequately equipped to deal with the menace, and whether the bandits are better drivers than the police chauffeurs or using faster motors.
The police, however, declare that the flying squad possesses cars capable of 70 miles an hour, which is sufficient for a chase in the London streets, and they are in wireless communication with Scotland Yard.
The police deny that the bandits are better drivers. It is only that they take more risks, not caring for the fate of the stolen vehicle.
The Daily Mail urges the police to adopt spiked mats, that can be thrown down at road junctions to stop cars ignoring the police signals.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20263, 24 May 1929, Page 11
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