New Britain herald., 1930-01-24
ROBBED
 BY BOLD THIEVES
PrOWlers Turn on Lights and
 Filler Mems Pockets
POLICE HAVE WILD RIDE
Chief and scrG cant, With Prisoner. Plunge Into R:,cr-AdoIph Bon- ner Dics-scucr Meeting Tonight Ice Carnival Sunday-Blicfs.

Ice Carnival Sunuay-BIicfS,
 A report vas received ct police headquarters late last night from Frank Mastrobuoni Of 4 Barnes street that some person or persons had entered his home and stole 800 from two pairs of trousers and had taken check for $l50. The burglars entered through 6 window at one side of the house. lit tho kitchen lights, walked into his bed room, and stole $50 out Of Mastro- buoni's trouser pockets and then tip-toed into his sons bedroom and took $50 out of his pckets. The check for SI50. which vas also taken by the thieves, was not en- dorsed, and the banks have been mo- tificd to be on the lookout for it.
 According 10 the report. Mastro- bu0ni's wife was the first to suspect that burglars were busy in the house. The other apparently had lllobS It lIisLl ollt OI Llt OlIitI liltiIl e bers of the family had arisen and had lit the lights. She called her husband as soon as the noise was heard. He immediately awakened, arose, and gave chase, but the bur glars made a nasty departure through the front door, leaving the last ransacked trousers on the yer anda. A loose dollar bill was found on the Heranda, but the remainder Of the money had vanished.
 Mastroouoni reached the front door in time to see the vandals speed of in the direction of Water. bury in high powered motor car He could not identify the driver. as it WAS too dark to see very well.
 An investigation has been started by the police.
 Chief 60 Years Old
 Chief of Police Ernest T. Belden was 60 years old yesterday. He was born in Mapletown, Minn., but came here when only six years old tie was educated in the Bristol schools and was appointed 10 the supernum erary force Of the police department on January [, 1896. He became a regular on January S 1897, and was promoted 10 the rank of captain in 1903, becoming chiet of the force in May. 1906. There were only four regulars in tho dc partment at the time of this promo ton. one of them being Captain Thomas F. Guckin, who still hold | that position.
 The present force consists Of chief, q, captain, three sergcants two motorcycle officers, and 15 pa trolmcn. Joseph Strupp is No.
 officer. There are also 14 specia policemen on the force.
 Police Car Leaps Into River The new light sedan recently pur chased by the police departmen gave two policemen and their prls oner quite thrill yesterday when i stidded on the icy concrete surface of Memorial boulevard and took ; ptunge into the cold bed of the ad joining PcQuabuck river. Scr2ean Henry Jeglinski was driving and llat as his passengers, Chief Ernest T Belden and Wilbur Wallace, vh' was being taken to the county jai on charge of non-support. Wal face was badly injured and was i'm mediately taken to the Bristol hos rital. where 1t was necessary to talk eight stitches to close wounc which he sustained. The chief Wa shaken Up badly, as was Sergean JeGlinski. who had N-ray picture! taken of all aching side at the Nev | Departure hospital when he return cd from Hartford.
 The police car was proceeding down the boulevard at a fair rate O speed, it was reported, when i, wheels ran into an icy spot. Ser gcant JcGlinshi attempted 10 say the car. but the rear wheel strucl the curbine and threw it to the sid | Of the road. The machine was be 1 yond control at this time and sho through the air into the river he, 1 just below the new bridge. The lef 1 rear wheel was broken. but m | ether damage was done. IL was con sidcrcd very fortunate that mono Q l tho men vas critically injured, Fish Held Up in Worcester
 A load Of fresh fish. which wa 10 have been delivered to local mcr chants yesterday for today. wa held up in Worcester, Mass, ycstcr day when the driver Of the car il which tho fish were being transport cd was arrested and held for drunk en driving. The man, Carl J. An derson of Poplar street was comiu from Boston when he was appre hcnded by the police, who sen word 10 the local authorities. Hi arraisnment in the Worcester polio court is scheduled for tomorroN