Mr, Bebenin joined the Settlement Poles on December 23, 1923, and was very soon assigned to the Crime Branch as one of the first Russian detectives in that department, Later, after he had been promoted to sub-Inspector, he spent two years in the uniform branch, to which he was transferred at his own request. Even during this period, however, he w twice called in to work on important CID, cases, Including the celebrated' Chartered "Bonk cheque fraud in arrests, "Altogether, he has special Izod in fraud cas¢s and is widely feared by the section of the criminal gentry living by this offence.
Other Cases Other noted cases which Sub-Insp. Bobenin solved or helped to solve wore the Sennet: Freres, shop-brool Ing, several years ago; the breaking at the Femina Silk Shop in Bubbling Well" Road; the platinum fraud yairist Tsmer 8 Company; Customs id. cases; and the recent Taihu Lake piracy, He arrested two Ruse flong who were drilling a hole into the. strong-room of a Chinese bank in Kiangse Road, and, with Det, Sub-Insp. Ovslanikoff, he rounded gang of seven Russians in possession of ive pistols, accused of plotting to rob the Bank of China at Sungkiang. Another important case, of fairly ecent date, was the bank-note coun~ forfeiting case in which Sub-Insp. Bobenin arrested four Japanese, five Chinese and three Formosan mem bers of the gang. One commendation sand three high commendations resulted from these cases.
Russian friends of the departing detective who are themselves detectives in the Shanghai "Municipal Police and the French Police gave a dinner In Mr, Bebenin''s honour recently at the Constantinople Restaurant in Avenue Joffre. Fifteen were present and wished the guest of hon-four happiness and prosperity America, Last night the Chinese loft at Police Headquarters enter thined Sub-Insp. Bebenin at a Chine ese dinner at 235 Kwangse Road,
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