The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-31

of the gang. They are Alphonse Conforti, 30, of 75 Elizabeth street, and Joseph Litz, 31, of 2576 East Main street.
 Inspector Joseph R. Bender re- vealed that he has received requests for information concerning these seven admitted safe-crackers from almost every city in the State. as well as from cities in surrounding states including Boston, Mass, and Philadelphia, Pa. Burglaries Listed The Waterbury burglar1es includ- ed, a safe robbery on Oct. 15 at the Exchange Bingo Parlors at North Main street. The safe was later found in Wolcott with its bottom clipped out and $400 missing. Two acetylene tanks and torches recov- cred when Conforti and Litz were apprehended Saturday at gun point | by Detective Sgt. Charles McWeeney |seph Dunphy, were taken, Inspector Bendler said, in the burglary at the | Jones Garage on Monroe avenue last | month. The Baldwin Pharmacy at 125 Baldwin street, the Overlook Drug Store at TOT Cooke street, the Walnat Street Drue Store at 261 | Walnut street, the Allen Trucking | Company on South Main street. and | the Colonial Sand and Gravel Com pany on Plank road were also in- cluded in the series of robberies at- tributed to the gang in Waterbury |
 ThomaSton'S Chief of Police | James P. Ryan reported two safe robberies in that town. These were | at the Park Theater and the Thom- aston Grain & Coal Company of f1yes Chief Ryan questioned the men Saturday in connection with the robberies, Inspector Bendler said. His questioning resulted in admit tances from the gang that they had been involved in the burglaries.
 Similar reports came from Bris- tol, Terryville, Plantsville, South ington, Oakville and Watertown. Police from these towns questioned | the. gang and in many instances | received favorable replies to their inquiries.
 Admit Other Robberies The men admitted a robbery at | the American Railway and Express Company in Bristol, in which $40 | and .38 caliber revolver were l taken. Inspector Bendler said that | the gun has since been recovered. Southington police reported a rob- bery at the Cowles Feed & Grain | Company in Huntsville; and Terry vile police questioned the accused in connection with robbery at the | Mayfair Theater in that city.
 Four hundred dollar was taken | from safe in the Evansville theft. Sgt. Edward Foley of the Southing- | ton Police said. The theft occurred Nov. IS. In the Terryville Theater l incident the thieves missed out on | a bag containing $1OO but success- fully made of with $22 from an | upstairs office.
 Inspector Bendler said that in | most of the cases the system of the | gang was the same. The men cart l ed the safe from the establishment | to a waiting vehicle. The safes were | found later with the bottoms ripped | out, Inspector Bendler said.
 The Waterbury police worked | long hours, sometimes without | sleep, as they closed in on the 1 gang, rounding up one suspect after | another, questioning him sometimes | for hours before he admitted his | guilt.
 rYyS,nen xyIn hauo xx,nrLad o,. fbo | trail of the gang, Inspector Bend- Ter said, were It. Connie Shanahan, Sgt. Joseph Mccarthy, Charles Mo- Weeney, Detectives George McElli- | ,gott, James Stack and Paul Moyni- | han.
 Inspector Bendler said that the | gang. is being questioned in con- nection with other thefts which | have occurred in the city in the past | few months. ] Meanwhile several other minor | robberies occurred in the city to | keep the Detective Bureau, which | was already to sigh and take little | lrest, quite active and on the alert. Four burglaries were revealed by | Detective Sgt. Anthony Mariana as occurred sometimes Friday | might or Saturday.
 They were at Patsy's Market, 899 | Bank St.; Lithuanian Merchandise l Co.,, 914 Bank St., Jacques Theater, 50 Phoenix Ave, and bakery shop | at IA Bishop St., owned by Anna | Rivol.
 It. John Calvin reported that $20 | in cash as well as several pieces of cfildrens wearing apparel were taken in robbery last night at the Milton Seymour Dry Goods Etore at 657 East Main street. Moth | ing of value was taken in another