The Archive · 1931

ARMED ROBBERS

ARRESTED

Mwo Shots Fired by Gangsters to Discourage Pursuit Two arrests were made by the French Police following an armed robbery in which two shots were fixed by the gangsters with a view to intimidating the dwellers in the house from following them.

The robbery took place at 533 Rue clu Consular, a shoe-shop, there doing three bandits taking part in the affair, and they ransacked the place from top to bottom. Then they made their escape, firing two shots fas they did 30, 1 dust as they got away, however, a raiding squad of the police arrived. having heard the reports of the tols. Two out of the three men managed to lose themselves in the crowd, but one man was mot so surrendered, rather than be riddled that the detectives had trapped him, threw his pistol on the ground and surrendered. rather than be riddled:

As a result of a statement which this man is to have made, accused pute, where an alleged accomplice was taken unawares, not having time to make esourse to his pistol to defend him-

The other two men who took part in the robbery itself are actively being sought by the French Police, and their arrest, it is expected, will be accomplished within a few Roars!

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