The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-10
Epidemic of Minor
 Breaks" Continuing
Work of Professionals Suspected in Safe Joh Al Motor Lines, Ine.; Detective Bureau On Offensive

the officer made his rounds al ll:30.
 Patrolman Joseph Flaherty, while making a check of the doors on East Main street about ll:45 D. m. Sun day, fired two shots from his ser vice revolver at a figure he seen fleeing from the rear of the Brown Derby Restaurant, 46l East Main street.
 A check revealed that the in- truder had entered the building by a side door that had been "jimmied" but nothing was taken. Detective Joseph Dunphy is investigating.
 Entry was made last night into the home of Mrs. Otto Ziems, IS White Oak Lane. The woman re- ported to police that nothing was taken but added that the house was thoroughly ransacked. Detective Jo- seph Dunphy said the entry was made by jimmying storm window on the side of the house.
 Market Entered
 Patrolman Walter Senich report ed that he discovered the back door of the Cruess Market, PIT Grove street, "jimmied" early this morn ing. Inspector Bender said the Investigating revealed that nothing was taken. Detective Paul Moyni- nan is investigating.
 Inspector Bender wrinkled his brow in amazement when he re- ceived a report late last night that the Buckingham Hall Roller Skat- ing rink had been entered and 200 pairs of roller skates taken. The break was discovered by Patrolman Salvatore Lavallo about 11:15 p. m.
 Six other knock offs" were re- ported for Saturday night.
 Three men from the Detective Bureau, Its. Connie Shanahan and Ernest Pakul and Detective Sgt. Joseph Mccarthy are probing into the burglarizing of the Allen Motor Lines, Inc, 1144 South Main street Four truck tires and rims valued at $514, several checks in the amount of $83 and cash totaling s486 were taken in this entry
 Professional Suspected
 Inspector Bender revealed that the Allen burglary bore the marks of professionals. An acetylene torch was used to burn out the mechanism on the front of the safe, said h. spector Bender. The thieves entered the building through side window and, after spotting the safe, took the company's torch and tank from the garage.
 Bendler said that the 'profes- sionals" spread tarpaulin around the safe and worked concealed be- heath it.
 Detective George McElligott re- vealed that $3.50 in cash and 48 sugar stamps were taken from Leon's Market, 63 Washington street Saturday night. Detectives James Stack and Paul Moynihan are in vestigating an attempted theft of Dr. William Goods office, 63 Center street. The office was ransacked, but nothing of value was removed.
 Mrs. James Gallo, owner of Gal los Restaurant, PAT Bank street, told police that she frightened off two men who were seen attempting to enter the rear of her establishment Saturday night. Detective Charles McWeeney said that when the Wo- man unlocked the door the next morning it fell to the floor. He said that the hinges had been removed.
 At 12:15 a. m. today, Inspector Bender said, two youths were heightened in their attempt to en- ter the Fulton Market Warehouse, Aurora street. An official of the company, working late, heard noises of the attempted entry, and heightened the intruders.
 Sgt. McWeeney revealed that the rear seat of a car owned by Bennie Karuzas, 27 West Porter street, was removed from the vehicle as it stood parked in front of the Tower Grill, Meadow street, early yesterday morning.
 Six breaks or attempted entrances were reported Saturday when $l ,OO0 in cash, checks and bonds were taken from a metal box at the East End Department store, SAP East Main street. Miss Mary Pictor, pro- prietor, reported the safe was tam- pered with but the metal box was taken from a cabinet.
 Other Saturday breaks reported were at Bills Restaurant, IT Wa tertown avenue, where $15 was taken in change and currency. Thieves also helped themselves to 100 pounds of sugar from the res taurant.
 Nothing was taken Saturday in break at the Central Parking Sta tion, Leavenworth street, and at Ronald E. Daley's store at 190 Grand street, where glass on a rear door was broken the detectives said.
 Another break Saturday was at Makarewich Tavern, 901 Bank street and an attempted break at Mattie's Hat Shop, 46 Center street, police