From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Copy message from Cambridge Police Linton. During last night 20th Inst Linton Railway Station was broken into and following stolen 2 blue dress jackets, one pair of mens light cord … Continued on next page.
21 Jul 1903
Continued from previous page. ….. trousers, 3 pairs of lady’s button boots 2 size 5 1 size 7, 1/6 in copper and 12 halfpenny stamps information to Superintendent Everitt. Transmitted to Sawbridgeworth, Hadham & Albury.
21 Jul 1903
From County Police Cambridge to Bishops Stortford – An office at Pampisford Cambs was broken into last night during last night and 18/- worth of Postage stamps and a dozen lead pencils probably marked No. 3 Boots Cambridge were stolen supposed by three men of labouring class wearing corduroy trousers who were seen hanging about ...
02 Jul 1903
From Sawbridgeworth. Copy of message from Essex Police Writtle. Stolen last night by means of burglary, one dark grey town coat, one grey striped jacket, one black hard felt hat, one pair black light boots & one pair brown light boots, by two men, 1st age 50, height 5 ft 8, hair grey, dark shaggy ...
20 Sep 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Police Aylesbury. Stolen from Aston Clinton Church between 6 & 7 p.m. yesterday, entrance effected by breaking a window, a silver flagon a lid broken which did not fit, a silver Communion breast plate engraved large letters around the edge, Presented To Aston Clinton ...
23 Sep 1903
The Inspector in Charge at Ware sent a message to All Stations which originated from Superintendent Pryke at Epping and concerned details of a house burglary at Parndon [near Harlow Ed.] – Description of two men suspected both aged about 50 medium height both wearing caps one wearing a brown jacket one carrying a bundle ...
06 Sep 1902
From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Stolen from the Isolation Hospital, London Road, Langley between 3.30 p.m. 28th and 3 p.m. 29th Inst, entrance effected by breaking a pane of glass at the back window and unfastening a catch, 4 small cardboard boxes containing common white metal spoons and forks stamped Burmese silver ...
30 Oct 1902
From Chief Clerk to All Superintendents – The practice of entering all fines & costs received from defendants and payable to Justices Clerk are no longer required to be entered up in Divisional Monies Book a small memo book for each Petty Sessional Division should be kept and the Justices Clerk signature obtained where monies ...
02 Apr 1904
From Chief Clerk to All Divisions – Night duty for January 04 7th number 3 step to be worked.
29 Dec 1903
From Chief Constable. Copy Information Staffordshire Police Longton Station 11th February 04. Remanded till 15th charge False Pretences Alfred John Clay a Agent or Potters Fireman, age 47, 5 ft 7, brown hair, blue eyes, fresh face. In June last he opened a small works at Longton and advertised under the name of Clay & ...
12 Feb 1904
From Superintendent Shore to All Stations – Description of Robert Stein, no fixed abode, a tailor, charged with stealing clothing here today, age 62, 5 ft 7, hair grey, eyes grey, complexion fresh, very lame left hip has been broken, dressed in light brown tweed jacket and vest, and dark brown tweed trousers, striped cotton ...
06 Jan 1903
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Bicycle patrol duty is to be discontinued from and after this date. All Night Belts are to be sent into Headquarters as soon as possible except those which have been issued since 1st January 1903 until the Night Belts are re-issued 2nd Day Belts to be used at ...
01 Sep 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Stations – Parcels containing Anthrax Posters and New Testaments 2. 1 Hadham, 1 Stortford, they are illustrated forwarded to your address.
24 Dec 1903
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Important. All Clerks of Superintendents to attend this office at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
29 Dec 1902
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Winter gloves have been forwarded this day as follows B Division 20 please acknowledge reply by telephone.
24 Sep 1902
Chief Constable to All Stations – The order re supply of coal and coke is in abeyance until after the next Standing Joint Committee. You will therefore report by telephone when coal or coke is required stating price at stations where it is not supplied by contract.
08 Apr 1903
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Coke estimates sanctioned subject to the approval of the Standing Joint Committee, B Division 15/-.
11 Aug 1903
From Chief Clerk – Copy letter from Clerk of Peace. Dear Sir, Correspondence. Do you think it would be practicable for you to use foolscap paper in writing to me, if the majority of letters I receive are written on foolscap paper my correspondence can be more easily bound. Yours faithfully C.E. Longrave.
14 Nov 1903
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Re Cartage of Coals. I find the weight of coal varies a great deal with coal bills so if you will telephone up when you receive a consign of coal I will tell you the weight of the invoice.
10 Dec 1903
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Copy of letter from County Surveyor 27th Nov 1902. Dear Sir, Map for use of Sessioning Committee. I have now put upon the map all the Public Houses that I can find without assistance of your people. It seems to me that the best plan would be that ...
28 Nov 1902
Continued from previous page. …. here and give us information but I am willing to start by adopting your suggestion to send my Assistant down to Hatfield. I am afraid however that it will be necessary for each man who knows the district to point out the exact position of the Public House on the map ...
28 Nov 1902
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Be good enough to send in by 1st February a list for all cases for trial at ensuring Assizes on 6 February with names of Police witnesses opposite each case, No.2 Beat to be work for month of February.
27 Jan 1904
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – I shall be glad if you can inform me of the present whereabouts of F. Gray Steam Circus proprietor wanted for process.
14 May 1903
From Chief Inspector D.A.A. [meaning unknown Ed.] to All Divisions – Adverting to this office telephone message of 30th August [requests to try and identify the owner of a dog suspected of having Rabies shot dead in North Finchley Ed.] last at 8.20 p.m. please reply today by telephone as to result of enquiries made ...
23 Sep 1902
