Dangerous Youth When He Has Firearms
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AUCKLAND, Dec. 12. Charged with unlawfully Cofiverting a car valued at £650', Rodney Frank Burns, aged 18, labourer, pleaded guilty in the Police Court. Detective Sergeant Holmes said accused had left his father's farm in Hastings, taking with him a car and shot gun, both the property of his father. He also persuaded a 15 year old boy to accompany him and to bring a .22 rifle and some ammunition, The two youths eame to Auckland and when accused was arrested on DeCember 9 a search was made of the car. Eiglu rounds were found in the inagazine of the rifle and there were a further 2t)'0(J ■ rounds in the car. The shotgun was not loaded. J "Accused is at present on heence after having been sentenced to three years in Borstal on a charge of armed robbery," said Detective-Sefge-ant Holmes. "It would appear he is a very dangerous youth wlieii i-n posses'sion *of fire arms. His parents have dorie everything to assist him but he has not rosponded to,what has 'been done for him and they find he is impossible to control." * i "He has eommitted a very grave crime and apparentlv he intended t > , keep the car," said the Magistrate, Mr Wily. Accused was sentenced to three years in Borstal. ,
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 December 1949, Page 5
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