Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-04-24 | Page 1 | Wave of S. L. Thefts Cleared up with Arrest of Four Youths

Wave Wove of S S. S L L L. Thefts Cleared Up With Arrest of Four Youths Detectives sal said Saturday that at least burglaries committed in Salt Lake City since January 1 were cleared by confessions of ot four youths arrested Thursday night after they entered the Peterson Electric Appliance company 31 West First South street The youths one of whom Is Ray Smith 18 said by police to re reside reside reside re- re side at Sixth East street told Detectives Golden D. D Holt and B. B O. O Hoagland that they entered 85 business places small places small stores for the most part part and and took only money At one place was taken 40 at another Detectives said there was no accurate estimate of ot the entire amount stolen by the young thieves Two of them are 16 years old and the other 15 years old At each place the method was the e same Detective Holt said One boy boy in in an automobile i he bought with his loot would loot would drive close to a door gun the motor and drown out sound made when accomplices broke the window Then the smallest lad would squeeze through the hole and open the door While police questioned the suspects a check of amounts of ot money taken during the many burglaries was being made Sometimes they got nothing sometimes small amounts and then other times they'd get 50 or Detective Hoagland ex ex- ex- ex The three younger fellows will be remanded to juvenile court when the investigation is complete but the year old suspect suspect suspect sus sus- may be charged in a complain from the county attorney police said