CONCERNED OVER WAVE OF CRIME
Press Association
By Tclegraph —
A l"( 'KLAXD, July 5. t'onreni ai ihe aniount of crinie in Ain-Iiia nd in reeent niontlis. was exjit.'sscd t.nlay hy the Mayoi, XI r. J. A. '. Ailuni. lle deserihed the thieving troni houses and other properties as a eiitne \\a\c and udvised niemhers of the pnhlie to snpplenient jioljee activity hy taking steps to jiroteet their priperly. "1 ; in gnn'ely eoneerned that there slionld he so niueh crinie for ntoney and other personal gain wliieh seoins sltange in a tinie of apparent prosperi'v, " said Xlr. Allunt. "The amount of 1 (.akitio and entering and other Ihoft J uekland reeently, has reaehed the :,'V si.ms of a crinie wave and for . ^.e of the eity it is hardlv a minor crinie .vave. Loss of propertv is not Ihe only effect that lnust he considered for ihe amount of crinie is unncrving lniiiiv people. ' •Judging from puhlished reports, most of the breaking and entering oi-ciirs at the weekends, " said Xlr. Alhun. "It seems that in the present eirrumstances citizens can do no more than take everv possil)le preeaution to protect their propertv and invoke the help of their neighbours when neeesiv. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 July 1946, Page 5
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199CONCERNED OVER WAVE OF CRIME Chronicle (Levin), 6 July 1946, Page 5
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