LONDON LORRY THEFTS STILL DECLINING
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THE downward trend in thefts of lorries and loads in the Metropolitan Police district is confirmed by figures covering the whole of 1963, compiled by Scotland Yard and released this week by the Road Haulage Association.
Last year there were 4.719 cases of theft—less than in 1962 but more than in 1961. The value of goods stolen, however, has declined over the three-year period from £831,000 to £577,780.
The figures in the tables do not include vehicles hi-jacked or those stolen from private premises. During the third quarter Of 1963, six lorries were hi-jacked in the Metropolitan district, including one carrying cigarettes worth £30,000, one carrying spirits valued at £8,175, another with sweets worth £3,000 and one with radios of £2,000 value. In this quarter there were 463 cases of theft from private premises of vehicles carrying goods worth £16,887, of which £461 was recovered.