The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-07-22

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Held technically ON suspicion. the
accused are. Daniel Litz, Is, OF 8
Wood street, who was arrested I'm
the crime cleanup here last fall:
Alphonse Couforti, 70, Of GIT
North Main street, also arrested at
that time; Caesar Angeloni, -. OF
/ 10 East Clay street, who was ar
rested on suspicion week ago but
released; and John Fede, Is, OF Isl
Locust street, owner Of the car in
which the four were riding. They
were arrested at $3.50 o'clock yes
terday morning by Motor PATROL
men Joseph Mccarthy and John
Mcdonnell, and State Trooper
James PARROT, after the officers
in plain clothes had trailed the
lads for hours in a private car.
North End Gang Remnants
Supt, Mclean, who called the
four youths "the remnants of the
North End gang" members OF
which were sent to state prison.
Jail and the reformatory after trial
| in superior court on charges OF
robbery with violence, breaking
and entering and burglary, declar-
eded that the four arrests brought
a solution of the garage burglaries
and car thefts which have been
taking place regularly in recent
months in the Walnut street sec
ton of the city.
Found in Fede's car, Chief In
spector Keegan said, were scores
of automobile tools and accessor-
les, believed to have been stolen
from local automobiles. The al
legged loot, as viewed in the detec-
tive bureau this morning, included
almost every imaginable auto tool
and accessory, as well as an auto
mobile radio. Detectives Will en-
deavor to trace the ownership OF
the accessories this week.
One Charge of Theft
Chief Inspector Keegan an
nounced that he already has one
charge Of theft of an automobile
ready to place against the four
young men. The charge is that OF
stealing the car of Stanley Chmiel-
inski of 16 Ward street, whose
car was stolen Friday night, and
later found stripped of its tires,
battery and a radio.
The state trooper was in on the
arrests, Chief Inspector Keegan
said, because of the number OF
stolen cars found abandoned re-
Gently in Wolcott, which is outside
Waterbury police Jurisdiction. The
four lads, it was learned today,
have been trailed recently, but a
police car was given up Saturday
night in favor Of a private car.
Newest Type Of Crime
The garage breaks have, in re-
cent months, proven the newest
type of crime to harass police.
Nearly all the crimes were COM
mitted in the same way, the
thieves breaking through rear or
side window, crossing the car wires
| to start the motor. forcing the
garage doors and driving away. A
number of the cars have been
found later, stripped in most cases
of everything removable. Almost
all the breaks took place in the
| Walnut street section of the city,
| with garages being broken into
and cars stolen on Walnut avenue,
Giles street, Wall street, Rose
street, Young street, Vermont
street and other streets in that Sec
ton!
The detective bureau today
asked car owners who had suf-
fered loss of equipment, accessor-
les or radios through theft to call
at headquarters to see if any or
their possessions were among the
articles found in Fede's car.
Considerable Evidence
There were hints at headquarters
this morning that police already
have considerable evidence against
the four lads, but that it will be
withheld until at least the time
of their hearing in city court.
On saturday, the lads will face
at least one formal charge, that of
theft of automobile, but may also
face counts of theft, burglary,
breaking and entering. Two may
also be charged with violation of
probation.