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Paris Express
Paris, Logan County, Arkansas
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Two robbers held up a jewelry store in Kankakee, Ill., stealing diamonds worth $4,000 and other jewels. They tied the clerk, fled on foot after their getaway car failed to start, then disarmed Detective Louis Heil and his son Elmer to steal their police car and escape south on the Dixie Highway.
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Kankakee, Ill.—Two robbers held up a jewelry store one block from police headquarters here, fled with diamonds valued at $4,000, held up a city detective and escaped with a police car after disarming the detective's son.
The robbers held up a woman who was entering the store, tied the clerk, B. P. Kruse, with wire and departed hastily with the diamonds and some less valuable jewels. The robbers had an automobile in an alley, but failed to get it started quickly and fled on foot. They encountered Detective Louis Heil and his son, Elmer, in a police car, which they took from the pair, disarmed Elmer and sped away.
The fugitives in the police machine were last seen on the Dixie Highway, between St. Anne and Watseka, speeding south, with civilian automobiles in pursuit.
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Kankakee, Ill.
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robbers escaped with $4,000 in diamonds and less valuable jewels in a stolen police car; last seen speeding south on dixie highway between st. anne and watseka, pursued by civilian automobiles.
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Two robbers held up a jewelry store one block from police headquarters, robbed a woman entering the store, tied clerk B. P. Kruse with wire, took diamonds and jewels. Their getaway car in an alley wouldn't start quickly, so they fled on foot. They encountered Detective Louis Heil and son Elmer in a police car, disarmed Elmer, took the car, and sped away.