JEWEL THIEVES ACTIVE

Chronicle (Levin), 29 October 1946, Page 5

JEWEL THIEVES ACTIVE

Press Assn.-

•» Rich Hauls In London PUZZLE FOR DETECTIVES

By Telegraph

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Received Tuesday, 11.30 a.m. LONDON, Oct. 28, Lady Legh, wife of Sir Piers Legh, Master of the King's Household, has found intact in St. James' Palace the £800 sterling worth of jewellery she reported stolen on October 26. A family friend told the Press . Association it was clear that the jewels never left Lady Legh's apartment. "Apparently they were put away too carefully." . The latest jewel thefts reported are £3000 sterling worth from the Chelsea .Lorne of an, Adelaide Hall stage and radio singer, and also £2000 worth from the Beaconsfield home of David Lowe, a member oi the. civil service, The methods in each case were similar to those used in several recent robberies. The Evening Standard says that costly jewellery and furs stolen recently were not passed through the recognised channels. Known re'ceivers have had a complste answer to qiiestions, and detectivef are unable to get even a whisper froiii the usual sources. Some detectives think the robberies are the' work of a gaiig of half a dozen operating with one or two receivers, with facilities for the breaking up of jewels quickly and' arranging saies in London, European capitals and America. The Evening Standard suggest;. that the gang is formed on the lines of a self-contained army unit. operating with a new underground system of distributing the booty.