Thieves Stole New Ford Only to Abandon It Within a Few Blocks, May 31,1926

Thieves Work Fast Getting Car Here

An auto thief put in some speedy work in Shelby Friday night.

Early in the night Mr. Herman Eskridge drove a new Ford touring car up in front of the residence of Mr. DeWitt Quinn on South DeKalb, Mr. and Mrs. Eskridge entered the Quinn home and remained inside about five minutes. When they came out the new touring car was gone—stolen from under a street light amid late evening traffic, with the owner only a few feet away and gone only a few minutes.

The car was found about 30 minutes later, farther south on the street with the lights burning and the keys gone.

Just why the car was abandoned within a few blocks of the place from which it was taken remains a mystery. Suffice to say the locks on the car have been changed since the keys to the car are gone.

From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., May 31, 1926

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