In a brazen heist, Burzatarra and Naftzger crackers, two notorious thieves, made off with a small fortune in loot from the Lamont Coal company office and the Naftzger Furniture company store in Moline. The daring duo, described by eyewitnesses as ‘smooth operators,’ left a trail of destruction in their wake, leaving behind a cryptic message scrawled on the wall of the Lamont office: ‘You’ll never catch us!’
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Key Facts
- State: IL
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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