SAID HE WAS A POLICE INSPECTOR.
(Special to the “Star.") AUCKLAND, December 21. A. M. Putan, a young man employed in a hotel kitchen, yesterday got a taxi-driver to take him to New Lynn (nine miles), telling the driver he was a police inspector making important inquiries. He kept the driver waiting there two hours to drive back to the city. The driver called at the police station for the fare. When charged to-day with obtaining credit to the extent of 64s by fraud, the accused, in answer to the Magistrate, Mr Hunt, said he did not think he could have been in his right senses. Mr Hunt said' the accused was no doubt suffering from aberration owing to a recent illness. He imposed a fine of £1 and costs for obtaining credit by fraud, and was convicted and discharged for impersonating the police.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18643, 21 December 1928, Page 11
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