Detective Chases Own Car
Three seafaring men dfove off in a detective's car from otitside the Auckland city detective office, but were caught by the owner of the vehicle, Detective A^ Moore, who dashed out "from the office, jumped on the luggage eafrier at the back and clung preeariously to the hood as the vehicle was driven along Prince's Street. The car mounted a footpath ahd stoppeti. Detective Mbore chall^nged the occupants, who eventually bfoke away, but were later arrested. The sequel was the appearance in thb Pohce Court of William Edward Ritchie, aged 20, William Morley, 23, and Richard Christopher Byrne 26 They pleaded guilty- to the unlawful conversion of the car ahd each was fined £5. A motor eyclist was killed ih a collisioh with a motor car at Onehunga last evening. He was john Thomas Fenton, aged 50, married, a guard employed by.the H'ailway Department. . y
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 December 1947, Page 4
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149Detective Chases Own Car Chronicle (Levin), 22 December 1947, Page 4
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