Being a member of the Territorial Army Royal Artillery he was mobilised as a Gunner on the 31st August 1939 and went to France with the British Expeditionary Force where he was wounded and evacuated back to England. Recovering he was sent to North Africa and then Italy being promoted eventually to Regimental Sergeant Major. Awarded the BEM for his part in the Anzio Beachhead landings he survived the war. Coming late to the Police he joined Essex County Constabulary in 1950 where he served 18 years and reached Chief Inspector rank. Transferring to Hertfordshire in 1968 on promotion to Superintendent he ran the Training Department until retirement in 1977.
Read more The Ford S-Max was used by Hertfordshire Police in the Armed Response Vehicle (ARV) role between 2008 and 2012 during the transition to the Firearms Team collaboration between Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Police. Unusually for a marked vehicle at the time, this vehicle is silver in colour. Pictured at South Mimms Service Station which was often ...
Read more The Volvo V70 was a longstanding specialist response vehicle employed by Hertfordshire Constabulary in both Traffic and Armed Policing roles. Pictured here is an Armed Response Vehicle (ARV) with the distinctive ‘Snowflake’ roof and bonnet markings which assist both Air Support and other officers in bringing ARVs forward.
Read more This Tactical Firearms Team’s carrier was also designed as a tactical option to deliver effect at height. The roof platform capable of delivering resources at height and provided a different field of view. Pictured here circa 2008 with a Dynamic Intervention training team.
Read more Burglary when the offenders are armed is, fortunately, still a fairly rare event, but it is not a new phenomenon as this article makes clear.
Read more Albert Prentice fought in World War1. When he was demobilised he joined the Hertford County Constabulary in 1920 and served until 1945. With the help of his daughter his life story has been written giving many insights as to how he and his family lived, from the early days at Watford, being awarded the 1937 Coronation Medal, promotion to Sergeant and WW2.
Read more A Police FB group in Northants was seeking to identify a policeman pictured with a crashed B17 bomber, under the impression it was at the home base: Grafton Underwood. In fact the bomber had turned back on a raid on Schweinfurt 24/3/1944 and crashed trying to land at Nuthampstead. The pic of the officer and the ...
Read more Purse containing some money found in the street and handed in to police.
27th September 1902
Stray Irish Terrier puppy found in shop and tied up.
26th September 1902
Description of a man who hired a bicycle and failed to return it.
26th September 1902
Man lost Fox Terrier puppy.
25th September 1902