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Public order offences

  • Bananas caused all the trouble
    Bananas caused all the trouble
    Bananas caused the bashing
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  • Belgian refugee charged with incendiarism
    Belgian refugee charged with incendiarism
    Belgian refugee Jean Van Hoof charged with setting fire to stacks of mixed hay, wheat and clover.
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  • Boy punished for stone throwing
    Boy punished for stone throwing
    Vincent Perry, a schoolboy, of Little Hadham, pleaded guilty to throwing a stone.
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  • Byrne, Simon
    Byrne, Simon
    Another bare knuckle fight that ended tragically.
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  • Charge of indecency
    Charge of indecency
    Cecil Wood, a youth of 16, living at Hatfield Hyde, was charged with indecent behaviour.
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  • Children's court - three find mice
    Children's court - three find mice
    Three Ware boys were summoned for trespassing.
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  • Court hears of incident on bus
    Court hears of incident on bus
    Hertfordshire Mercury, 26th January 1951 Court hears of incident on bus –  ‘ Don’t have all these festivals’ , man told Fined £1, with £1.16/6  (£1.83p) costs , on a summons accusing him of behaving in a disorderly manner on a bus on November 4 , James Blanche (28) , machine operator , of 16 Edgars Court ...
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  • Cowman sent to prison
    Cowman sent to prison
    Indecency toward 15 year-old girl. .....9 months' imprisonment.
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  • Damaging a police rug
    Damaging a police rug
    Man charged with being drunk and disorderly, using obscene language and to wilful damage.
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  • Disgraceful riots at Waltham Cross
    Disgraceful riots at Waltham Cross
    Five charges of riot in Waltham Cross heard at Petty Sessions.
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  • Disgusting language In Peg's Lane
    Disgusting language In Peg's Lane
    Mary Ann Brown, of Peg's Lane, was charged with using bad language.
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  • Disorderly conduct
    Disorderly conduct
    Daniels brothers face foul language and misconduct charges.
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  • Does bigamy pay ?
    Does bigamy pay ?
    Emily Cook left her husband because of cruelty but, being still married, she committed bigamy. She was sentenced to 4 months' imprisonment. The judge was lenient because of circumstances.
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  • East Herts MP found not guilty
    East Herts MP found not guilty
    MP did not make salacious and libellous comments.
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  • Fish and chip supper proves dear
    Fish and chip supper proves dear
    A strange case of obstruction
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  • Foul language in Hoddesdon
    Foul language in Hoddesdon
    Joseph Halsey, of Hoddesdon, pleads guilty to using obscene language.
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  • Grave charge against a soldier
    Grave charge against a soldier
    Lance-corporal charged with an act of gross indecency with a young man.
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  • Hard labour for indecent offence
    Hard labour for indecent offence
    Labourer charged with committing indecent offence.
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  • Hertford County Sessions
    Hertford County Sessions
    Shouting In The Streets
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  • Hertfordshire summer assizes
    Hertfordshire summer assizes
    24 prisoners and 18 cases.
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  • Hill climbing on Sunday
    Hill climbing on Sunday
    Motor-cycle club disturbing the peace
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  • Hooting and yelling
    Hooting and yelling
    Two Ware men plead guilty to hooting and yelling.
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  • Hooting and yelling
    Hooting and yelling
    Benjamin Ballinger was summoned for hooting and yelling at Ware on March 30th.
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  • Horrible noises - chairman on a mission
    Horrible noises - chairman on a mission
    Foul language in Amwell End.
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