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Show S. L Police Keep on Alert For New Bandit Move Salt Lake City's police department was on the alert Wednesday Wednes-day for possible new moves by a pair of bandits who "laid low" Tuesday night after netting mote than $370 in two successive Thieves who had turned on a light In the W.B.Richards Sr. garage, ga-rage, 935 Hollywood avenue, were frightened away by Mrs. Richards during the night, apparently as they attempted to steal a wheel Ifrom the family car. hold-ups. 1 Police Chief Reed E. Vetterli reported meager clues uncovered In. robbery Sunday night at the ' Ambassador hotel, 145 Fifth East street, where $220 was taken by a lone gunman, and at the Safeway Safe-way Store. Inc.. 704 East First South street, where another fled with more than $150 Mondaf night, still were being followed. Meanwhile police were looking for a 40-year-old man alleged to have taken $80 from another under un-der threat of knifing Monday night. Reports Knife Threat The alleged victim. George W. Bncon, 242 South West Temple street, said he was accosted outside out-side a drinking establishment by a man he thought was a friend, who robbed him of his cash while holding a knife near the victim's throat. Meeting the friend Tuesday, he realized another man had .robbed him and reported the case to police late Tuesday afternoon. Four Provo youths were held in Jail at Springville for questioning question-ing in connection with theft of an automobile from J. N. Petersen, 835 East Twenty-first South street, who was to have loaned the boys money to pay for the machine. Boys Fail to Return The boys gave a Salt Lake address, ad-dress, the victim said. When they failed to return, he reported the car stolen and the arrest in Springville Spring-ville followed. Police here - said the men also are wanted for questioning ques-tioning In connection with a series of Utah county burglaries. Held here are two 17-year-old youths nabbed Tuesday night as they were allegedly about to fill the fuel tank of their car with gasoline from pumps at a Texaco service station, 776 East First South strret. Both pumps had been broken open, officers said. |