A SMART CAPTURE

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3870, 13 November 1928, Page 3

A SMART CAPTURE

BY THE LOCAL POLICE. A smart arrest was made by the local police in connection with-the suspected theft of a motor car from Palmerston North on 'Sunday.

The ear, which belonged to Mr. J. Devine, of Awapuni, bad been driven into Palmerston North by Mrs. Devine and parked outside the Catholic Church in Broadway at 7.30 a.m. At the conclusion of the service the car was found to be missing and the matter was reported to the police.

A description of the vehicle was immediately broadcast to the, various surrounding stations and on receipt of word locally Constables Owen and Bell kept a careful watch for the missing car. A search was also instituted ,on the various roads leading out of Foxton. As a result a young man named Alfred John Buhck, aged 19, was arrested ted at Himatangi and brought into Foxton. On being interviewed he admitted having taken the car from Palmerston North and driven it through Foxton until he encountered the flood waters when on endeavouring to turn, the car got into difficulties and was abandoned, accused making bis way back towards Palmerston North on foot. The local police subsequently located the abandoned car near the Poplar road, Moutoa and got it back on the road, Moutoa, and got it back on the Palmerston North. BUHCK GETS ONE MONTH. The sequel to the above occurred in the Palmerston North Police Court yesterday when Alfred John Buhck, a grocer’s assistant aged 19, who was charged with stealing a car valued at £SO, property of Joseph McCarthy Devine. He entered a plea of guilty. “I am sorry to say, Your .Worship, that it is of iio use whatever giving this youth a chance. He is apparently doing no good at all. He is somewhat of the larrikin type, lies profusely, and is apt to get into mischief all the time. He is not trying to do his best and is out to have as gay a life as he can.” This description was applied by Senior- Sergeant Whitehouse. “This young man,” continued the senior-sergeant, “was only released from the Borstal Institute on conditional license on October 11 and came here on about October 16. He went to his married sister whom he has given no end of trouble. He made no serious efforts to get work and spent money borrowed from his sister for the obstensible purpose of seeking employment. A job was finally obtained for him, but lie was so unsatisfactory that lie was dismissed about a week ago and he has since been knocking around Palmerston North. In August 1925, he was admitted to tvyo years’ probation at Auckland for theft, but in May of this year he broke the terms and was committed to a Borstal Institute for three months.” His Worship to accused: Have you anything to say? Accused: No. “You are convicted and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour,” pronounced the Magistrate and prisoner left the dock smiling.