Pleasant Grove Review | 1940-03-15 | Page 5 | Boy's Confession Solves Mystery of School 'Jobs'

Boy's Confession Solves Mystery Of School 'Jobs' Caught in the act of attempting to get away with an automobile here Thursday night of last week, a Pro-vo Pro-vo youth reportedly has confessed to entering some 13 school buildings in Utah county, and perpetrating other small "jobs" during the past two weeks. The youth was apprehended at midnight, on Thursday of last week, by Marshal Gilbert Shumway, while attempting to drive away in Marshal Shumway's car. Turned over to juvenile authorities, the youth reportedly re-portedly has confessed to the school building "jobs" which have baffled officers for some time. Marshal Shumway said that he had just come off duty, and was about to retire, when he heard the motor of his car "growl". Rushing out, he caught the youth and apprehended ap-prehended him. The youth reportedly report-edly admitted leaving another car, taken at Pleasant Grove, on a street here, when the car stalled. n