CHILDREN BRING ABOUT ARREST
Received Tuesday, 11.55 a.m. MELB'OURNE, Jan. 6. Three children, two aged seven ahd one aged six, brought about the arrest of an alleged robber at Fitzroy. The police refuse to disclose their names beeause of- the; fear of reprisals by the criminals. The children saw a man throw a briok through a window and dash away. with clotihhg, "jnst like in the films," as -they told the police later.- The seven-year-old boy and girl shadowea the " man. through two streets while the other child xan to the Fitzroy Pblice Station ahd pahtihgly told the story. A wireless patrol car raced out from the city, picked Up the child ahd fbllowed his directions Until the others were found. After a search the police captured a man with unwrapped clothihg under his arm. From the time the brick was thrown to the arrest Was only 15 minutes.
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 January 1948, Page 4
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