The Archive · 1940

Det. Sub-Insp. R. Moir

The last three to be taken were arrested at about 8 am. yesterday when the police went into the block of houses to get them. They had managed to reach a building adjoining the one in which they were originally trapped. The head of the household, a shop-master, reported that three strange men were upstairs trying to pose as residents. One of them made a desperate attempt to leave, with a basin and stool, masquerading as a street barber. By the time the three were captured they had discarded their pistols, although one automatic was discovered at about this time, making a total of seven firearms taken from the gang.

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