Offences Against Property

'Fowl' play
Warren Wilkes had been summoned for stealing a fowl.
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'Theft from neighbour most despicable'
Stealing clothing from village hall resulted in six months imprisonment
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1814 Armed Burglars
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.
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5,500 cigarettes stolen
Police tipped off and chase a man on a bike.
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A 'bust-out' on stolen money
Eleven-year-old Charles Rogers from Ware charged with stealing cash belonging to Emma Crane.
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A bicycle made for three !
Police Constable suspicious of cyclist riding along Watford Road in Elstree.
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A birching offence
Boys from Waltham Abbey charged with damaging insulators on telegraph poles at Stanstead Abbotts.
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A burglar gives himself up
Henry Sands gave himself up to the Ware police following burglary from a shop between Woodford and Epping Forest.
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A charge of stealing and receiving
Arthur Dye and Charles Philpott were charged with being concerned together with stealing and receiving a quantity of provisions belonging to the Secretary of State for War
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A charge of stealing corn
Henry Evans and Arthur Livings, carmen, charged with stealing a sack of wheat.
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A crafty move!
John Griffin did not appear to answer a charge of stealing potatoes.
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A determined woman!
Annie Wilson was indicted for obtaining 4 shillings by false pretences, from Lilian Bird.
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A dishonest woman
Bertha Littlewood sentenced to nine months' hard labour, on three charges of theft.
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A fallen woman's crimes
May Houghton indicted for stealing an overcoat and a jacket from William Bidgood.
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A fowl deed
Charles Sell and William Glasscock were charged with stealing four fowls, valued at 2 shillings each.
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A fowl deed indeed
Henry Card indicted for stealing 5 fowls, property of George Moon, at North Mymms.
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A hand in his pocket
Robert Hamilton charged with robbery of a purse belonging to William Collins in St Albans.
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A Hoddesdon robbery
George M. Barton (21) , a grocer's assistant , of no fixed abode , was charged with stealing an attaché case and its contents.
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A Hoddesdon theft
A thief is taken to Cheshunt Petty Sessions and given hard labour
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A man who preferred to go to prison
Ernest Crisp was charged with causing wilful damage to the door of the casual ward of the Ware Workhouse.
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A mean theft at Hoddesdon
Sarah Rowley charged with stealing a collecting box containing 1 shilling, the property of Arthur J. Cooke.
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A month's imprisonment - crockery crookery
Theft of crockery, furniture and tools.
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A partridge (in a pear tree !)
Arthur Wright charged with trespassing on Lord Desborough's estate at Panshanger, and with theft of a partridge.
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A rum do, indeed!
Edward George Sautier, a soldier, and a deserter, was charged with stealing a bottle of rum and a bottle of orange bitters.
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Crimes and Incidents

A SUMMARY OF OFFENCES FROM THE GAOL AND HOUSE OF CORRECTION CALENDAR FOR THE BOROUGH Michaelmas 1819 to Epiphany 1823
Bad words outside a cafe
Fined - Peddling without certificates
James Blackman Snook - Highwayman
Police : ' We will charge man'
Police hunt for Hatfield girl's attacker
What a sauce ! - alleged theft of bottles from goods yard
Animals
Crime Prevention
Drunkenness
Murder and Manslaughter
Non crime incidents
Offences Against Property
Offenders
Policing before the Police Force
Policing in WW1
Public order offences
Suicide and Cases Reported to H.M. Coroner
Traffic Offences
Violent crime
Welfare

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