Word: burglar
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Signature. In Southampton, England, police explained to the judge how they tracked down Drugstore Burglar Martin Hanley: he left some self-addressed letters and his identity card in the rifled cash register...
...Hand. In Leeds, England, police finally caught up with Burglar Robert Wooldridge, 94, after he had 1) cleared a four-foot wall, 2) jumped off a 14-foot embankment, and 3) scurried off into some bushes...
Routine. In Baltimore, bystanders explained to police why they had made no move to help Mrs. Rita Franke when she ran screaming up the street holding on to a burglar's coattails: they thought it was just an ordinary husband-&-wife spat...
Diminishing Returns. In Mt. Carmel, Ill., the burglar who stole 35? from the American Legion Clubhouse bowling alley, dropped a dollar...
...Criminal Mind. In Camden, N.J., police were hunting the burglar who jumped from Miss Helen Larkin's window, then rushed back into the house and retrieved his shoes. In Louisville, police nabbed two men as they returned to the scene of the crime to recover their tools...