Evening star., 1940-03-04
Crime

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Districts present laws are in neet
Of strengthening.
For one thing, I do not believ,
our vagrancy law is strict enough
I'm going to ask that a census b,
taken of the inmates at the Distric
Jail, Occoquan Workhouse and Lor'
ton Reformatory to determine how
many of the prisoners were non
residents of Washington"
The Commissioner expressed thu
belief that the police force is "doin1
a fine job" and that the trouble
probably lies in an inadequacy o.
present laws.
Mr.. HaZen is understood to have
acted after receiving a call thi'
morning from Chairman King Of
the Senate District Committee, wht
reportedly asked what steps were
being taken to combat the crime
wave.
Meanwhile. the police continued
their campaign against the Grim,
wave" although reports of holdup:
and assaults continued.
Attacker Hunted.
The stories of two children who
live in widely separated sections OF
the city started police search fol
a scar-faced man who attempted
criminal assaults on them.
The man first appeared at room
ing house in the first block of New
York avenue NV, where he seized
14-year-old girl and started maui.
ing her. The girl screamed as he
attempted to tear her clothing from
her and he fed.
A few hours later. an 11-year-ole
girl, who was waiting for a bus al
Pennsylvania and Minnesota ave.
nues Sc, was forced into a cream.
colored, late-model automobile BY
man answering the same descrip.
tion.
The man drove her to Anacostis
road and M street Sc, where h,
attempted to assault her. Shit
finally escaped and was taken tt
Gallinger Hospital by police ane
treated for scratches and bruises
Both girls. in describing the man
mentioned a peculiar scar on hi!
cheek.
A white robber, whose description
fits that of a bandit already sought
in several holdups, obtained 81 In
two armed robberies last night.
His first victim was Miss jean
nette Birch. 10, of 107 Eighth street
NE, clerk in an ice cream store at
1881 B street NE, who was robbed
OF Sc shortly after s'p.m. Some
time later the same man held ur
Vladimir Culkowski and his wife
Lucille, in the 1900 block of D street
NE. He obtained 81 from Mr.. and
Mrs. Culkowski, who live at 1725
E street NE.
Two Men Robbed.
Thugs obtained 50 from William
H. Johnson, 1912 Ninth street NV.
in a robbery on the street near his
home early yesterday. Murray A
Tony. SO, of 400 G street NV, was
robbed of 81 in an alley near his
home short time later.
Mary L. Craven, 10, OF 534 First
street S. E., reported that her purse
containing 81 was seized from hel
about midnight last night as SHE
waited for a bus at First and
streets Sc.
Flngerprints on empty champagne
bottles furnished clues to thu
identity of burglars who invaded
the home of Col. Dumitru Petrescu
military attache of the Rumaniar
Legation, while he was in F1orids
last week.
Col. Petrescu, who Is honorary
aide de camp to King Carol OF Ru.
mania, left the city on February 2.
and discovered the burglary wher
he returned yesterday. The thieve.
had broken into the cellar, hae
drunk quantity of wine and ther
had fled with several more bottles
along with other valuables.
4uclI Oh $OUO III Oils from Cn(
home of Morton Mack, So, Govern.
ment Printing Office proof reader
was reported to police yesterday
The money was stolen by a burglar
who forced rear door of the hous.
at 1859 Hobart street NV.
Police continued to arrest suspici
GUS characters and line them u,
at police headquarters to give vic
tins Of recent robberies q chanc,
to identify them.
No important arrests have beer
made, however, since extra polio,
details were organized to comba
the wave of crime. The drive start
ed following the holdup murder +,
week ago of Herman Sirkis, pro
prietor of a Northeast liquor store
Two colored men were being held
however, after being identified b,
their victims-a woman whose purs
was snatched and q cab driver VIII
fled from a bandit who held him W
at gun point.