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Diamond Disk Tattles On Auto Thief In New York
Third Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph A. Paurot and Lieutenant James J. Skehan developed a device using a diamond shaped disk and a gear ring to reveal owner presence and stolen status. The apparatus includes a road mirror and lights to indicate direction, signaling ignition off when stolen. See day, John Ross of Boston forfeited bonds of $500 after pickpocket arrest by Patrolman Boland.
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New York
Joseph A. Paurot
Lietenant
James J. Skehan
Palice Training Sehool
Day
John Ross
Boston
Mass
Ross
Boland