SHOPLIFTING OFFENCES
DUNEDIN WOMEN CHARGED TWO WEEKS' IMPRISONMENT [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] DUNEDIN,' Friday Described by the polico as accomplished shoplifters, Clara Bridget l'rendergast, an elderly woman, and Ethel Barron, a married woman, aged 42, were sentenced by Mr. H. W; Bundle, S.M., to 14 days' imprisonment and were also admitted to probation for two years for a series of thefts from city stores over a lengthy period. Chief-Detective Young said Prendergast had said that she and Barron had been stealing from shops for over three years and that her home was used as a clearing depot for sale by Barron, who had formed a circle of regular customers.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 19
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109SHOPLIFTING OFFENCES New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22949, 29 January 1938, Page 19
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