MOTOR THEFTS
FOUR YOUTHS CONVICTED. AUCKLAND, August 11, An astounding story of. motor-car conversions and motor-cycle thefts was old in the Police Court to day, when four young men appeared. After stealing the machines they dismantled them. Various parts were produced!, making the Court look l.ke a mechanic's workshop John Foley, aged 21, Thomas Henry Foley, 19, Graham Wilfred Merton, 20, -ind George Merton were each a<lmi t- <1 o probation for three years for the heft of a motor-cycle valued at £4s’• L’hey were convicted and discharged n several other charges. The police said that there had been a ot of car stealing in the Mount Eden district, hut since the arrests very few reports of stolen cars had been received.. One of the accused had a hunch of car.keys when arrested. The Magistrate (Mr F. KL. Hunt) aid that the accused were all extremely ’ucky to receive probation. They deserved three years each in a Borstal nstitute.
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Hokitika Guardian, 13 August 1931, Page 6
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