During the later months of the Year 1917, several Cincinnati downtown businesses had been robbed and the description of the robber was similar in each robbery. Detective Wegener and his partner, Detective William Sweeney, renowned for their recovery of stolen property, went around to the various pawn shops describing the robbers and the property they took.
On November 12, 1917, shortly after noon, a man matching the robber’s description tried to pawn one of the described watches at Walton C. Levi’s shop at 515 Central Avenue (and New Fifth Street). Levi directed his clerk to call Police Headquarters. Detective Lieutenant Love took the call. Detective Wegener happened to be sitting in the office when the call came in and he responded.
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