The retired writer for the East London Pioneer, who still has the notebook from his interview in the early 1960s with Jimmy Sowerbutt, said: "I've mentioned Dipper Mark II before. Sowerbutt and the young lad had a memorable day on June 8, 1946, the Victory Celebrations. First came the mechanised column and then the march past. Went on for ages.
"Thousands flocked to the Smoke to see it and, as you can imagine, the young lad's team lifted dozens and dozens of wallets, purses, jewellery, you name it. They always stuck to the better off, didn't bother with ordinary folk.
"Sowerbutt brought his girls in for the evening. Lots of parties in the parks and people sleeping there overnight. He mentioned he had 50 girls working that night. Big takings.
"Upstairs in Spaghetti's restaurant was like Aladdin's Cave for the next few days as everything was sorted out. He mentioned a few naughty letters they found that the owners paid handsomely to get back. The jewellery was bagged up and taken off to the cutter that Jimmy had hidden away somewhere."
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
"Thousands flocked to the Smoke to see it and, as you can imagine, the young lad's team lifted dozens and dozens of wallets, purses, jewellery, you name it. They always stuck to the better off, didn't bother with ordinary folk.
"Sowerbutt brought his girls in for the evening. Lots of parties in the parks and people sleeping there overnight. He mentioned he had 50 girls working that night. Big takings.
"Upstairs in Spaghetti's restaurant was like Aladdin's Cave for the next few days as everything was sorted out. He mentioned a few naughty letters they found that the owners paid handsomely to get back. The jewellery was bagged up and taken off to the cutter that Jimmy had hidden away somewhere."
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colour-Lemon-Surrender-1940-ebook/dp/B008USR7FA
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