Hertfordshire Police Historical Society This Week In History 9/10/1967 On the 9th October 1967, the Alcotest Breath test was introduced. 101 Tests were administered before the end of the year, 26 of which were positive. Five persons were prosecuted for refusing to take the test. The average alcohol of those found positive was 163mg/100ml in blood (legal limit ...
Read more Two photos of Police Cadets (circa 1956) at the annual event held at Pendley Manor, Tring. (Owned at the time by the well known Show Jumping commentator Dorian Williams). One photo is part of a parade inspection by the Lord Lieutenant of the County. I am on the left next to Denis Smoker. Tony Kiff is in ...
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Read more A short autobiography of PC 44 Walter Oliver who rose to become one of the early Detectives in the Force.
Read more The story of the Acting Chief Constable from 1943 to 1945 who was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the First World War before joining the Force in 1919
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