Offences Against Property

Uttering counterfeit coin at St Albans - painful experience
William Jones, 23, gas fitter, was charged with unlawfully and knowingly uttering counterfeit coin.
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Very fishy !
Henry Hart, a labourer of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing six pieces of fried fish.
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Very obliging rabbits
John Harrington, of Burford Place, Hoddesdon, a labourer, was charged with being "a suspected person in charge of game" and using obscene language.
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Ware news - Fined For Theft Of Scrap
Theft of copper and lead. Fined £5 for nearly 100 pounds weight of scrap metal
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Welwyn petty sessions - missing boots
Edward Gray, a labourer of no fixed abode, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing a pair of boots.
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Welwyn police court - boys bound over
School boys charged with breaking and entering
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What a sauce ! - alleged theft of bottles from goods yard
Twenty six year old Eric Arthur Catton was remanded on bail on a charge of stealing a load of sauce.
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What a versatile swindler
Roderick Rennie, alias Douglas Campbell, described as an army coach, was convicted of two robberies at Highgate.
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Where's the till in Ware ?
George Lane, a convict out on licence, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing 16 shillings from the till at the Railway Hotel at Ware.
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Wilful damage to railway property
Fredrick Lilley and Thomas Brett, lads, were charged with committing wilful damage to a tarpaulin.
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Without a leg to stand on
William Ray (40) , a tailor with an artificial leg , pleaded guilty to a charge of being found by night at St. Albans, in his possession certain implements of house-breaking.
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Woman accused of theft says ' I'm very sorry '
Apologies for fruit and vegetable theft. Two offenders fined £1 each
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Working is better than thieving
William Manning, 16, a boy with a history of criminal activity, is found guilty of breaking into a church. The sentence this time is 3 years in Borstal
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Would you want wood, or wouldn't you ?
John Clark, 12, of Chapel Yard, Ware, and Fred Hulls, of Kibes Lane, Ware, were summoned to a children's court for damaging a fence.
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Young girl's false pretences
Ivy Papworth was charged with obtaining money by false pretences.
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Young pear of criminals - petty sessions
Elsie and Elizabeth Monk, of Cherry Tree Yard, aged 9 and 11 respectively, were charged with stealing pears valued 1s.
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Young servant's thefts
Elizabeth Warder was charged with stealing, but she had been duped into parting with the goods by Mrs Gurney who was thus receiving the stolen goods.
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Youthful offenders birched
Bouts steal bicycle pump
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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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