CAREER OF CRIME
YOUTH FACES LIST OF CHARGES.
(Per United Press Association.) Christchurch, October 7. A youth of 15 admitted in Court today 23 charges of giving false alarms, 25 of tampering with letter-boxes, three of tampering with slot telephones, and one of theft of a bicycle. He was committed to the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare with a recommendation that he be sent to Weraroa Training School. The damage caused to fire alarms alone was £216 and repairs to post boxes cost £lB. The police said the boy’s habit was to rise from bed after midnight unknown to his parents and make raids. Altogether he took 65 letters, some containing cheques and postal notes, but he had not attempted to cash them.
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Southland Times, Issue 21832, 8 October 1932, Page 6
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125CAREER OF CRIME Southland Times, Issue 21832, 8 October 1932, Page 6
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