Word: burglars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Return Engagement. In Toronto, a burglar kicked in the window of a radio showroom, cut his leg, went to a hospital for treatment, returned to the radio shop, made off with a radio, a phonograph, several dozen records...
...Weaker Sex. In San Francisco, after a burglar lifted $140 from her cash register, Mrs. Helen Cassinelli felt his coat pocket, found he had no gun, snatched back her cash...
Stranger In the House. In Norborne, Mo., Alex Stroud, 58, returning home unexpectedly after serving a two-year jail sentence for chicken-stealing, got a rifle bullet in the shoulder from his son, who mistook him for a burglar...
Time Out. In Honolulu, when Burglar Lawrence Carreira heard the judge announce, "I sentence you to Oahu Prison for 20 years," he passed out cold, was revived in time to catch the final words: "However, execution of sentence is suspended and I place you on probation for a period of five years...
Clean Getaway. In Phoenix, after William Pilling told police that he got off fairly easily when a burglar stole only $6 and a Stetson hat, he discovered that the thief had also taken a bath, left a ring around...