Salt Lake Telegram | 1946-07-25 | Page 11 | Juvenile 'Mob' Found Raiding Melon Car

I. I 4 c. c LAKE K CITY JUVENILE NILE MO MOB FOUND RAIDING AIDING MELON CAR f. f v ob b org organization v thong among m ng j juvenile delinquents eli q w was s. s brought to light Thursday as three members of an eight eight- boy oy gang aged age 8 S t to o 12 were were qU questioned concerning a a Wednesday after afternoon hijacking ing at the Union Pacific railroad railroad rail rail- ro road d fr freight yards Spec Special Ag Agent t. t for foi the Union Pacific Pacific R Railroad d T. T MaK MeK McKen Mc- Mc K Ken caught aught U the e t three r in n operation with their gang stealing watermelons fr from m a freight car Their plan was was' to have nave one I member stay in the car car and pass pass' out the melons which w handed rc handed down Iown o n eight eight- man eight an an ass assembly line ending ending ending end end- ing in m gunny sacks sacks' to b be t taken away r Q Questioning sti 1 of th the three led to the implication of another another an an- other othe gang of of eight ages iges ranging from 11 to 15 They apparently ap ap- ap- ap paren y h had hd d' d be b been n doing the s' s same r me stunt as s th the you younger g r gr group up officers said All AU names names' and nd fads facts were turned over oyer to 10 the juvenile court r