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True crime · 08.04.1935

Burglars cut the radio aerial at the Põlva pharmacy

Vargad lõikavad Põlva apteegis läbi raadioantenni

On the night of 7–8 April 1935 thieves broke into the pharmacy in Põlva and got away with cash and a quantity of goods. They had nearly been thwarted: at two in the morning the pharmacy assistant was still up listening to the radio. So the burglars simply cut through the radio aerial. Thinking the set had broken down, the assistant switched off the light and went to bed, and only then did they climb into the building and carry out their plan.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Ööl vastu 8. aprilli 1935 tungisid vargad Põlva alevikus apteeki ja viisid kaasa raha ning hulga kaupa. Peaaegu oleks plaan nurjunud: kell kaks öösel oli apteegiteenija veel üleval ja kuulas raadiot. Vargad lõikasid siis lihtsalt raadioantenni läbi. Arvates, et aparaat on rikki läinud, kustutas teenija tule ja heitis magama – ning alles siis tungisid vargad majja ja viisid oma plaani täide.

Map of the area around Burglars cut the radio aerial at the Põlva pharmacy
58.05870° N, 27.07110° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Järva Teataja, 10 April 1935, p. 1 (DIGAR) ↗

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