ORIGINAL CRIME
NEW METHOD USED OFFENCES BY YOUTHS STOLEN ARTICLES RE-SOLD Originality in. crime was demonstrated toy a party . of_ boys who appeared in the 'Childrens Couit this morning to answer charges of theft and receiving, involving thefts carried out over six months. Bn addition to stealing from shops, the toovs introduced a crime of a new type. " Their method was original. Goods would be stolen from a shop and taken away. Later, armed with a forged note purporting to have been written by a parent tout actually a forgery, one of the tooys would go back to the shop with one of the stolen articles and would tender the note, containing an explanation that the article was unsatisfactory and asking for a refund of the purchase price.
Eventually the boys were caught and, as a result of this and othci offences, appeared before Mr. J. If. Luxford. S.M., in the Children’s Court to-day.
The articles stolen included a motor set, a box of darts, two brooches, a spanner set., packs of cards, wristlet watches, bottles of ink, a desk pen, and a toy truck. .Most of this property was recovered by the police. Detective-Sergeant R. H. Waterson, who prosecuted, said that the charges were spread over six months. The boys had been going to various shops and stealing articles, later, in some cases, selling the articles for ridiculous amounts.
"In some instances the boys, after stealing articles, took them back with forged notes saying' the articles were not suitable and obtained a refund,” said Detective-Sergeant Waterson. who added that it was a slip on such an occasion that led to the tooys toeing apprehended. Most of the property had been recovered by the police. "Leave alone what does not ‘belong to you. and you will not get into trouble,” commented Mr. Luxford, in placing two of the boys under supervision and adjourning the case of a third boy who is shortly to leave the district. The fourth boy was ordered to make restitution of a small sum within a certain period.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20032, 2 September 1939, Page 7
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342ORIGINAL CRIME Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20032, 2 September 1939, Page 7
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