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Ten Boys Involved In New Theft Ring Are Given Hearing| Eight San Benito youths, one I from Harlingen and one from Bio i Hondo were taken to Brownsville lover the weekend and Monday to tell their stories to the countyattorney’s staff of thefts, burgla-j ry and petty larceny they have I committed in this territory for j months. Two of the boys are li!1 years old and charges will be filedagainst them, Assistant Counts Attorney Lewis said.City Policeman John L. Buckner who first broke into another gang of 13 boy thieves a week ago. is credited for getting the first breaks on the new development. The two groups had no connection. The first broken up was entirely of Latin-Americans and the second of Anglo-Ameri cans. Police Chief John Cowartcalled Larry Davis, deputy sheriff and finger print specialist in and Buckner and Davis rounded up ten boys.A boat, outboard motor, fishing tackle, tools from the Bent-sen vocational school on Highway 77, canned goods from the Highland school cafeteria and electrical supplies have been lccov-ered. The group confessing to a long series of thefts, including gasoline from parked cars range ti'om 13 to It] vears of age.
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San Benito News Journal
San Benito, Texas, US
Mon, Oct 30, 1950
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