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Herts Past Policing

Herts Past Policing

Recording life on the beat in Hertfordshire

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Welcome to Herts Past Policing a fascinating new insight into crime and policing in Hertfordshire through the ages and part of the Herts Memories network of sites.   Browse and search original Police Archives,  or share and enjoy photos, memories and historical research in Crime and Incidents and Police History.   We would welcome any contributions of your own stories and experiences.

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Featured pages
  • "It's a fair cop" !
    "It's a fair cop" !
    Asleep, but 'in charge' of a horse and cart.
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  • "I was not drunk, I was only excited", she said
    "I was not drunk, I was only excited", she said
    Mary Smith was drunk and using obscene language but it was not for the first time.
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  • Ambushed !
    Ambushed !
    Three labourers from Green Tye, Much Hadham, were charged with assaulting a man from Perry Green.
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What's new
  • Unknown PC or War Reserve PC
    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 ...
  • Purse Found in the Street
  • Stray Irish Terrier Puppy Found and Held.
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