The Washington times., 1939-01-11
BANDIT STAGES
BOLD DAYLIGHT
STORE HOLDUP
Two Employees Forced
Into Back Room

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While police were combing the
city for the Shotgun Bandit"
who has staged a number of rob-
berries in the past few days, a
daring daylight holdup was staged
in the 1900 block of Seventh st.
N. w. shortly before noon today.
ISadore Greenberg, manager of
the Capital Shoe Company, and
Sidney Meisel, a clerk, were alone
in the place when a shabbily
dressed man entered, put his hand
in his pocket as though holding
a gun, and warned:
This is a Stickup Don't do
nothing and you won't get
hurt"
ACCOMPLICE OUTSIDE
He then forced the two men into
a rear room, took about $13 from
the cash register. walked outside,
Joined an accomplice who had
acted as a lookout, and escaped.
Five men and two women were
arrested early today by a police
guard that had been posted on
the Highway Bridge after tip
had been received that the Shot
gun Bandit" was in car headed
for the bridge.
Heavily armed officers searched
more than 100 cars, but found no
trace of the bandit. In one car,
however, the five men two women
were questioned, and then taken
to headquarters and booked when
1t was discovered that one of the
men had a police record.
None of the men was armed
and no weapons we're found in
their car, but detectives said they
are not satisfied with. the stories
they told and want to check fur
ther on their movements recently.
SQUADS PATROL CITY
While detectives were guarding
the bridge, other squads we're
patroling the city on the lookout
for the bandit, who is armed with
a SaWed-off shotgun.
Despite this police guard, safe
crackers struck again during the
night, entering a chain grocery
store in the 700 block Fifteenth
st. N. E.
They knocked the combination
off the safe, but are believed to
have been frightened away before
they were able to get it opened.
The attempted robbery was dis
covered by employees when they
opened the store this morning
This was the twelfth safe cracking
in the District since last October.
More than so victims of recent
holdups and purse snatchings
went to headquarters last night
and attended the police lineup, at
which 81 suspects arrested in the
recent drive on crime were viewed.
ONE IDENTIFIED
James Settle, 10, no fixed
address, was identified by Alice
Bolden, 500 block H St. S. E., as
the man who snatched her purse
on December "a, and a charge of
robbery was placed against him.
Theft of two mink coats, valued
at $2,5O0, was reported to police
today by Rizik furrierS, HOO
block Connecticut Ave. N. w.
Theft of a fur coat valued at 5000
was also reported by Phillipsborn,
600 block Eleventh st. N. w.
George K. Pack, 80, of the 1900
block of Twelfth ST. N. w., was
accused of IA thefts from parked
cars from which he is alleged to
have taken clothing and other ar
ticles valued at more than 5000.
Walter Wilbur Smith, 81, of the
100 block of Seventh st. N. w.,
is declared by police to have ad-
mitted a number of housebreak-
ings in the Brightwood and Pet
worth sections.
Chan H. Flu, operator of res
taurant in the 1900 block of Ninth
st. N. W.. told police thieves had
entered his establishment last
night and escaped with $35, police
we're told.
A warrant charging Tobey
Scroggins, 20. featherweight boxer
with robbery of $1,000 from two
Washington sportsmen, was is
sued last night. Police said Wal,
lace w. Beach and Wallace B. B.
Hulse, who were held up in the
rear of house in the 1900 block
of Tenth st. N. w.. last Novem-
her, had tentatively identified
Scroggins.
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