CAR AND CYCLE THEFTS
AN ORGANISED SCHEME OFFENDERS PLACED ON PROBATION. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 11. An astounding story of motor car conversions and motor cycle thefts was told in the Police Court to-day when four young men appeared. After stealing the machines they dismantled them, and the various parts were produced, making the court look like a mechanic’s workshop. John Foley, aged 21, Thomas Henry Foley, aged 19, Graham Wilfred Morten, aged 20, and George Morton were each sentenced to three years’ probation for the theft of a motor cycle valued at £45, and were convicted and discharged on several of the other charges. The police said there had been a lot of car stealing in the Mount Eden district, but since the arrests of the young men there had been very few reports of stolen cars. One of the accused bad a bunch of car keys when arrested. The magistrate (Mr F. K. Hunt) said they were all extremely lucky to get probation; they deserved three years in the Borstal.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19310812.2.16
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 21411, 12 August 1931, Page 4
Word Count
174CAR AND CYCLE THEFTS Otago Daily Times, Issue 21411, 12 August 1931, Page 4
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in