A Ginger Ale Crime Spree in DeKalb in 1918

From the July 18, 2018, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1918, 100 Years Ago.

"The DeKalb police department, or rather a member of it had a little experience yesterday afternoon, all due to the fact that a case of ginger ale was unintentionally left left out of doors.  The kids sneaked down the alley, four of them in all, each helping himself to a bottle of said ginger ale.

"Discovering that Officer Sid Rowe was on their trail they began to run.  The officer chased them for some little distance,and then after they had disposed of the goods by hiding, stopped.  The officer told them to go get the bottles, take them back here they got them, which they did, and report to the station.  The boys were given a severe reprimand.

Crime in 1918?  --CootAle