Crime - Robberies - 1943
Source: Indianapolis News, Friday, Oct 22, 1943 p 37
Crawfordsville, Ind Oct 22 – State police and sheriffs of Montgomery and Fountain counties investigated Friday a series of robberies Thursday night in three nearby towns. All the robberies apparently occurred some time after 1 a.m. Three of the robberies were at Hillsboro. An automobile and money were taken from a garage. Dresses and other clothing, valued at $100 were stolen at a general store and at a tavern there was a $200 loss in cash, cigarettes, wine and liquor. At Waynetown a milling company office was broken in to but the loss there was slight. Some change and tools were stolen at a garage in New Market. --kbz