Show I THIEVES THIEVE USE PHONE TO MAKE SURE OF FAMILY'S ABSENCE Every effort Is being made by bp the police department to locate a a. gang of burglars who are arc making use of ot telephones tele tele- phones to determine whether tho o oc occupants oc- oc of ot certain apartments and arii houses are at home that they might ml hll carry out a a. burglary without being mo mo- hosted d. say the police poUce The rho alleged thief represents himself I as s a telephone tester say the tho police and makes use of or tho the telephone to make o out t a no list of or possible catches When no answer is rec received I ed at the thc other end endor of or tho the line Une the thief Is satisfied he has hasa a number and Immediately sets outto out outto to prepare for tor a n. burglary This old trick was 33 discovered yesterday ay duo to the operation co-operation of or the teje telephone hono company company com com- I pany and the thc police department Itis It I Ms further urther believed that thal the man who ho rep represents rep rep- r resents himself as an ln agent for tho the Utah Power Light company and se secures secures secures se- se cures cure electrical equipment from unsuspecting unsuspecting un un- un- un suspecting housewives and nd sells them thom is working hand In hand with this notorious notorious no no- telephone thief say sy the po po- po lice |