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Show Paul E. Fankhauser, Local Police Nal) Jewel Thief Jeweler's Quick Action in Calling Police Credited With Thief's Apprehension Monday The alertness of Paul E. Fankhauser, local jeweler, combined com-bined with the quick cooperation coopera-tion of Sugar House police, under un-der Sgt P. Owen Poulsen, was responsible Monday for the arresting ar-resting of Roy Royce Walker, f. t 't J ' , IP if : 31, shortly after he attempted to sell a stolen watch at the Hansen Wasatch Service Station Sta-tion 11th East and 21st South. Recognized As Stolen Walker allegedly approached an attendant at the station Monday and attempted to sell the watch. The attendant took the watch to Mr. Fankhauser, owner of Souteast Jewelry Co., 1109 East 21st South to get an appraisal of its value. Mr. Fankhauser stated that he recognized re-cognized the watch as stolen because of the jeweler's code tag still on it. Calls Police Mr. Fankhauser asked the attendant to take the watch back to Walker and attempt to detain him while the police were called. Walker however, became suspicious and fled, but not without being observed by Mrs. Fankhauser who watched the map. while her husband called the police. Walker was picked up minutes min-utes later by Sergeant C. Owen Poulsen, Patrolmen J. E. Banks and J. H. Peck, and Mr. Fankhauser Fank-hauser at the ' corner of McClelland Mc-Clelland Street and 21st South. Confesses Crimes He confessed that the watch was stolen and stated that it' was part of the loot which he obtained in the burglary of the ; Giffin's Barnett and Weiss Jewelers Jew-elers and Bountiful Jewelry in January. Following his arrest by Sergeant Ser-geant Poulsen Walker was taken to downtown police headquarters. head-quarters. He waived preliminary prelimi-nary hearing and was charged with second degree burglary in a complaint signed by Detective Detec-tive Ed Jackson. Public Warned Sergeant Poulsen and Mr. Fankhauser state that if the public would always cooperate with the police as in Monday's affair, jewelry burglaries could be greatly eliminated. If the burglar cannot, find someone to buy his stolen goods there will be no point in his stealing. If the public would refuse to buy jewelry from strangers such as Walker, professional jewel thieves would be forced out of business, it was stated. AIDS POLICE Paul E. Fankhauser, Sugar House jeweler, helped police rapture rap-ture jewel thief. Deseret Xews ent. |