From Superintendent Foster to Police Saffron Walden – Stolen from North Woolwich about 6 a.m. 11th Inst a bay gelding cob, white mark on nostril, shod, mane half grown, long tail undocked, 8 years old, 14 or 15 hands and costermongers barrow large painted dark green, W. Spratt on plate on side, nearly new set ...
11 Aug 1903
From Superintendent W. Reynolds to All Stations – Copy message Metro Police. Stolen from a field at Potters Bar on 7th Inst a bay gelding 14 hands ….. Continued on next page.
11 Feb 1903
Continued from previous page. …… 1 or 2, white star on forehead, very thick set, one hind fetlock white, hair on legs lighter colour than other part of body the property of John Griffiths. Transmitted to Sawbridgeworth post Albury & Hadham.
11 Feb 1903
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Copy information from Metro Police. Stolen during the evening of 16th Inst from a stable at Tottenham a roan gelding age 4 1/2 years, 14 1/2 hands, long mane and tail, no hind shoes, in good condition. Information to Superintendent McFadden Stoke Newington.
19 Jan 1903
From Chief Constable to All Stations – Copy of message from Superintendent K Division Metro Police. Wanted for stealing on 9th Inst from a field at Walthamstow a chestnut mare 14 hands, star on forehead, short tail, medium mane, shod all round, in good condition. 3 men 1st age 20, 5 ft 7, complexion & ...
11 June 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Warwick Constabulary Southam. Stolen bay nag horse age 3, 15 hands, black point, short mane, dock tail with white hair, suspicion attached to two men driving pair horses in four wheel dog cart, traced through Minster towards London. Inspector Lee. Transmitted to Sawbridgeworth.
10 Jul 1903
From Chief Constable to All Divisions – Copy of information from Luton Boro. Hired at Luton at 1.15 p.m. 23rd Inst and not yet returned, a bay mare Cob, 14 hands, white star on forehead, one or two white spots on back under saddle, small scar back of near shoulder, was clipped about 6 weeks ...
24 Nov 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Beds Boro Police. Hired in this Boro yesterday at 9.30 a.m. and not yet returned a bay mare 15 hands one, one white heel, short tail, piece clipped out of mane near where bridle fits, in good condition, a Doctors gig one shaft broken ...
06 May 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable In Charge to All Divisions – Copy information K Division Metro Limehouse Station 21 May 03. Stolen from a stable at Chilas Yard, Parkway, West Ham between 10.45 p.m. and 11.45 p.m. 19th Inst a strawberry roan mare pony 3 years, 13 hands, medium mane, short tail, shod all round, new ...
22 May 1903
Chief Constable to All Stations – Copy of message from Metro Police Stoke Newington. Description of horse, cart and harness stolen from a stable at Walthamstow during the night of 10th Inst, a black horse 15 or 16 hands …. Continued on next page.
11 Apr 1903
Continued from previous page. ….. medium mane and tail near fore and two hind fetlocks and blaze down face white, set of black leather brass mounted harness C F on mounts, and a four wheeled dog cart painted dark green picked out yellow, Venetian design panels, rubber tyres, Window Longaene on brass caps, brass lamps, containing ...
11 Apr 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Copy of message from Metro Police Barnet. A man age 30, complexion fair, 5 ft 4, dress grey jacket and white collar, dark tie, brown boots, black hard felt hat is wanted here for stealing on the 5th Bay mare, set of brass mounted harness and a high ...
07 Sep 1903
From Inspector Hassell to All Stations – Stolen from No Mans Land Farm Sandridge between 10.30 a.m. on Saturday last and 11.30 a.m. on Sunday 1st Inst a Dorset bred lamb 4 months old weighing between 6 and 7 stone white face large red dot on right shoulder value 40/- the property oh Henry [unreadable ...
02 Feb 1903
Pony and trap stolen from The George P.H. in Baldock, together with a description of the suspect. Later recovered
6th - 9th October 1901
From Superintendent W. Reynolds to All Stations – In continuation of my message of the 26th Inst at 7.20 p.m. [This message was not recorded in this book Ed.] the following articles were also stolen, one blue cloth jacket square cut with 5 pockets value £1, one grey double breasted waistcoat 3 pockets value 7/6, ...
28 Feb 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Stolen from a shed in a garden allotment at Hitchin between 7 p.m. 12th and 8 a.m. 13th Inst 4 tame rabbits, one grey and white doe black spot on nose 12 months old value 2/6, one grey one value 5d, and two grey and white value ...
13 Feb 1903
From Superintendent Duke to All Stations – Lost supposed stolen from outside a house in Amwell Street, Hoddesdon about 4 p.m. this day a gents pneumatic tricycle, Dunlop tyres, 26 in wheels, top bar of frame bright, rubber pedals, tool bag empty, no lamp or pump, Fell Bros. Waltham on head, value £5, the property ...
27 Apr 1903
From Police Saffron Walden to Police Bishops Stortford – Supposed stolen during last night from White Ditch Farm Newport about 30 turkeys property of Thomas Tudhope. Transmitted to All Stations.
25 Nov 1903
From Superintendent Shore to All Stations – Missing from a clothes line at the rear of a house in London Rd., Hertford during the Wednesday 4th Inst the property of Mr. J.T. Hale, 2 flannelette shirts very light colour blue stripe, one to fit boy 5 years the other to fit boy 9 years old, ...
08 Feb 1903
From Deputy Chief Constable to All Stations – Strayed from Woodside, Knebworth on 20th Inst a brown Dash Hound [Dachshund Ed.] dog no collar the property of Fitzroy Gardiner of Woodside, Knebworth.
22 Feb 1903
From Sergeant Draper to Inspector Martin – Found straying at Sawbridgeworth on 8th Inst a Mastiff dog brown body white throat & chest both fore feet white, white tip on tail, wearing a large leather collar with no name thereon in poor condition. Transmitted to all stations.
09 Apr 1903
