This Day in History: 1925-01-20

The perils of leaving the window open on your car when you park it were demonstrated for H. Schweibert of Woodland Avenue, Ramsey.  He drove his car into New York and locked it, leaving the window partly open when he did some business at Seventh Ave and 135th St.  When he came out he discovered that a man had gotten into the car by slipping his hand through the open window.  The thief was about to drive away when Schweibert ran up, closely followed by a policeman.  The thief was soon a prisoner.  It was discovered that he had been in the country less than a year and already had been arrested twice for robbery.  He had a number of pawn tickets on his person at the time of his arrest.

(Bristow)