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Entrance Requirement. In Wilmington, Calif., arrested for auto theft, William P. Loudermilk explained: "I only took the car so I could pick up my buddy who's getting out of San Quentin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 4, 1958 | 8/4/1958 | See Source »

Judicial Nod. In Fribourg, Switzerland, Judge Germain Kolly was fined 110 Swiss francs after Marcel Peiry and three associates-convicted of theft-asked for and got a new trial when they pointed out that the judge had slept through part of the proceedings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jul. 21, 1958 | 7/21/1958 | See Source »

Elementary. In Richmond, Va., Sherlock Holmes reported the theft of his automobile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jul. 14, 1958 | 7/14/1958 | See Source »

...Last week Kennedy's confidential police solved the department's most embarrassing burglary in recent years , the theft of $26,000 from police department sales. They grabbbed a 35-year-old patrolman previously cited for good police work, who confessed that he had already spent half of it, shamefacedly coughed up an unspent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CITIES: Strong Arm of the Law | 7/7/1958 | See Source »

...cities, Chicago ranks as the second most law-abiding of all, next to Buffalo, and the rate in New York City is lower than in Boston. Larger cities in the list, with rates per 1,000 of population for murder, non-negligent manslaughter, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: The Rate | 6/30/1958 | See Source »

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