Police and the Betting Shops
The police authorities have been particularly active of late in raiding betting shops, and have been well backed up by the magistrates, who have invariably inflicted…
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Courts & crime, 1931
4,091 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 55 of 205
Clues Found Shooting of Constable Two Overcoats Police Commissioner Visits Victim
Reinforced by Sydney detectives, police continued yesterday and last night their hunt for the gun-man, one of a trio of escaping car thieves, who shot and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Amazing Allegation of Attempted Blackmail Goulburn's Bishop the Victim Two Young Girls and a Man Police Arrests Goulburn
Swift action by the police followed a reported daring attempt to blackmail the Anglican Bishop of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Murder of Reporter Reputed Gunman Sentenced CHICAGO, April 3
Leo Brothers, reputed St. Louis gunman, was sentenced to 14 years' in the State Penitentiary for the murder of Alfred Lingle, a crime reporter on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempted Murder Charges Men in Court Charge of Shooting Policeman at Lambton Chase Sequel Constable Mabbutt Still in Serious Condition in Newcastle Hospital
Arrested early yesterday morning in a house at Carrington by a special squad of plainclothes police and detectives, Thomas Aubrey Towers (21), clerk, and James Norman Miller, alias Ziffy Beard (20),…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Melbourne Robbery Police Raid Unearths Loot MELBOURNE
Prahran police, after extensive raids on suburban homes throughout last night, effected four arrests, and seized much property, said to be loot from a recent big…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Arrests Lambton Shooting Police Hunt Other Charges Preferred
Early yesterday morning the police engaged in the hunt for the men concerned in the shooting affray at Lambton on Thursday night, in which Constable E…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Seven Injured Car Strikes Pedestrians Police Arrest Driver Tamworth
Seven were injured, four seriously, when a motor car ran into a party of youths and girls who were walking alone the road at West Tamworth last night. The driver…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Al Capone Free Vagrancy Charges Dismissed Police Would Not Testify Chicago, April 3
Vagrancy changes against Al Capone, famous bootleg king, were dismissed to-day when the State Attorney confessed his inability to produce a single witness who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →37 ARRESTED Police Raid at St. Peters Alleged "Two-up" School Sydney
There were lively incidents associated with a police raid on an alleged "two-up" school in a disused brick pit at St. Peters yesterday afternoon. Police chased men…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Forbearance
Hard things are often said of the long-suffering police. As everyone knows, a policeman's lot is not a happy one, yet a certain section of the community,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"I Spent It" Man on Theft Charge
"I spent it." declared Robert Burns (20), pastry cook, at Newcastle Police Court to-day, when asked by Mr. Stevenson. S.M. what he had done…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Electric Globes and Bath Stopper Stealing From House
About 8.40 o'clock last night Constable G. Noble saw a man standing outside the broken window of a house in Porcher-place, New Lambton…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WITHDRAWN Charge of Murder GRENFELL
Ernest Griffin, who was on remand on a charge of having murdered Donald Crawford. was before the police court this morning. when the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft of Jewellery Hawker's Heavy Loss MINIMAY (Vic)
Jewellery and other articles valued at £1000 were stolen from a van owned by Hyman Rimalt, a hawker. Rimalt was camped on the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Theft of Cocaine Men Fined £20 at Brisbane BRISBANE
Fines of £20 each were imposed on Albert Robinson, 21, assistant dispenser, and Peter Butler, 49, labourer, at the Police Court to-day, for having stolen cocaine…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Battered Police Refused Information SYDNEY
The police can obtain little information concerning an assault case which occurred to-night. At about 8 o'clock, Alfred Wood, 24, of Crown-street, Surry Hills,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Flashing Saws Scream & Rip Police Seize Beer
Keen edge of Mauric McCarthy's are intrigued the interest of fair spectators at the Royal Show. Aldermanic splash when Alderman F. Kerr slipped from the greasy pole at a monster picnic in Sir Joseph Banks grounds, Botany…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Like Bicycle Shop! Newcastle Court Boys Dealt with
Newcastle Police Court resembled a bicycle repair shop to-day during the hearing of a case in the Children's Court in which five boys were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Third Arrest Lambton Shooting Accused Before Court Young Men Refused Bail
The two young men arrested at Carrington early on Sunday morning in connection with the shooting affray at Lambton, on Thursday night, in which Constable E. E…
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