SHOOTING AT SIGHT. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Startled by the rapid spread of the crime wave, the American police authorities are adopting drastic reprisals against armed criminals. Chicago has taken the lead. The Chief of Police there, Mr Fit/,morris, has issued the following orders to his force:— “Don’t stop to arrest gunmen gigl bandits when you catch them plying their trade of violence, but shoot them dead in their traces,” Mr Fitzmorris has equipped a flying squadron of police with fast motor-, cars. He boasts that since November 11, when he took office, the Chicago police have killed on an average twp highwaymen a week. These methods, he says, are absolutely effective.
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Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1921, Page 3
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112Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1921, Page 3
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