New Britain herald., 1927-10-05
JOY RIDERS FINED
 FOR TAKING AUTO
Run It From Owners Garage
 and Go to Dance

William Drezek of 175 Grove
 street and Charles karvoski Of 105 i Broad street, IS year old youths
 who were originally charged with theft of an automobile owned by Rosario Adorno of 309 High street last Friday evening. were arraigned
 before Judge Henry r. Roche in
 police court this morning on the
 charge Of taking the automobile without permission of the owner.
 Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods
 entering a nolle on the original charge. Judge Roche found them guilty and imposed a fine of s25 and
 costs on each and placed them on
 probation
 Officer Thomas Lee testified that
 he saw the car in front Of a restaur-
 ant on Broad street about 1o:3o
 o'clock Saturday morning and while
 he was watching it Drezek and Kar- Noski came out Of the restaura mt
 and entered the car. As soon as
 the engine was started, the officer
 arrested the young men and they admitted having taken the machine
 out of the garage in the rear of
 karyosltls home about 2 o'clock in
 the evening. Returning from a
 dance in Newington they had lunch.
 They admitted to the officer that
 they took the lock off the garage door.
 Officer George Collins testified that Adorno reported 10 Officer
 kozlauskas and himself about mid night that the car was in front Of the restaurant The officers took m their vigil and were joined by Officers Lee and Nolan and a short time later the young men entered the car and started the engine. Drezek was at the drivers wheel. Officer Collins said. Questioned by the police, both young men admit ted having taken the car and said it had been their intention to drive to Hartford after having lunch. Ser geant P. J. O'Mara testified that he questioned them and they made the admissions quoted by the other off cers, Adorno testified that he had not given permission to the young mon to take the car,
 Drozek and karroski admitted on the witness stand that they took the car and said they had not intended to steal it. They regretted having . p lyp,, ness Of the offensc Both are en- ploycd and have never been in trouble before. The lock on the garage door was hanging in such q way that it was easy 10 remove II. karvoski said. Questioned by AL torney E. J. Monkicwicz. represent ing karvoSli. and Judge W. r. Mangan, representing Drczek, Kar- Noshi said he suggr stcd that they talk" the car. but they were about to drive IL back 10 the garage when they were arrested. He admitted that it was their intention to drive 10 Hartford, but as they left the restaurant they changed their plans and would have brought thc car back to the garage had they not been apprehonded.
 Judg" ManGan asked Judge Roche 10 take into consideration the clean records of the young mon. also the fact that they had not driven the car recklessly or aban- 1oned it in an out-of-the- way sec ton as is generally done by auto mobile thieves. They admitted their guilt and made no effort to deceive the court by lying, he said Attor- A"y Monkiewicz pointed out that the young men were immature and he asked that Judge Roche take ilris- iiction rather than make a finding of probable cause and bind them over 10 superior court
 Prosecuting Attorney Woods stressed the point that the taking of the car out Of the garage by re moving the lock almost amounted