Buffalo, March 3.
The finding of the wrecks of 17 automobiles at the foot of a cliff on the south shore of Lake Erie, a few miles west of Buffalo, has convinced the police that companies insuring against theft been systematically cheated. surance companies in self-defence, are carefully examining candidates for insurance of this kind.
In this lake shore graveyard of automobiles are makes of many sorts, from the plain run-about up to the pretentious limousine. Marks on the edge of the 85-foot cliff and the condition.of the machines indicate that the automobiles were set on fire before being sent over.
The theory of the police is that the machines were stolen from their owners, insured against theft under fictitious names, reported stolen so that the insurance could be collected, and then destroyed to prevent detection for theft.
Police records show that in three months, 484 cars were stolen, 41 of which were found burned or destroyed, and 108 are still listed as missing.—Reuter.
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