PRISON SENTENCE

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24141, 6 December 1941, Page 10

PRISON SENTENCE

SHOPLIFTER CHARGED TERM OF SIX WEEKS "These shoplifting offences must be met with imprisonment," said Mr. J. H. Luxford, S.M., yesterday, when George Warren Shilton, aged 46, hairdresser (Mr. H. Skelton), was charged with the theft of articles valued at £2 14s lid from the Farmers' Trading Company, "Limited. The offence was admitted. Detective-Sergeant Trethewey said accused had entered the shop with his right arm in a sling and was seen to place some small articles into the sling. When an assistant asked if he wanted to purchase the articles accused offered to return them. He refused to go to the manager's office and ran away, but was caught and detained. Mr. Skelton said accused had a broken arm and collarbone. He had been drinking. Accused was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. OHRISTOHimOHCASE THREE MONTHS IN GAOL fBY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CERISTCHURCH, Friday "He walked into a popular store and was seen to steal some bottles of castor oil and as he was leaving two floor walkers accosted him," said DetectiveSergeant McClung in the Magistrate's Court when prosecuting Joseph John Polaschek, aged 43, labourer, who pleaded guilty to three charges of shoplifting. Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M., sentenced accused to three months' imprisonment.