From Inspector Gardiner to Bishops Stortford – Stolen last night by burglary from the Talbot Inn North Weald £3.10 in gold, £2.3.6 in silver and copper, a 29 ct gold chain, 2 gold broaches one has small ball the other plain, one lady’s 9 ct gold neck chain plain cross attached, one lady’s tan leather ...
10 Aug 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
Copy of information from the Post Master at Sheffield. Robbery at Postal Stores at Gibraltar Street, Sheffield on the night of the 6 & 7 instant. It is reported on the night of the 6 & 7 instant the lock up premises in which the Gibraltar Street Post Office is carried on were broken into ...
23 Oct 1903
From Inspector Hassell to All Stations – Stolen from a cottage at Smallford between 5 a.m. and 7 p.m. on 30th Inst a double case silver watch no. 59901 value 15/-, 2 keys and one metal watch value 6d, 3 boot brushes with brown backs and a clothes brush with a brown back and black ...
31 Jan 1903
From Acting Superintendent Hassell to All Stations – Copy of message from St. Albans City Police. Stolen from a bedroom in this city during the night of 22nd Inst the property of Frederick Wallinger, 773 London Road, St. Albans a lady’s small silver Geneva watch No. 28005, plain dial and back, steel hands with silver ...
23 Mar 1903
From Inspector Hassell to All Stations – Stolen from a temporary shed at Model Farm, St. Stephens between 5.30 p.m. 11th and 7.30 a.m. 12th Inst, one 13 in bricklayers trowel value 2/- property of Mr Carrison, one 12 in brick trowel Gilpin on blade value 2/- property of George Lee, Park Street, one small ...
12 Feb 1903
From Superintendent Duke to All Stations – Stolen by means of housebreaking from Netherfield Lodge Stanstead Abbotts between 11 a.m. & 4 p.m. today one gents 9 ct gold ring with blood stone in centre, value 9/-, one lady’s 18 ct gold ring with ‘Mizpah’ thereon value £1, an old brown leather purse with inside ...
02 Sep 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Stolen from 3 Park Road Watford between 2.10 and 3.10 p.m. today the property of Joseph Stapley a lady’s small gold watch a neckless of pearls and some loose cash from a child’s money box, supposed by a man of the following description, 36 to 40, 5 ft ...
12 Jan 1903
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – A case of burglary occurred last night at Montrose, Langley Road, Watford the residence of George Salford Esq. entrance effected by the way of scullery window which was left open, a cooked chicken is the only thing missing at present. Written alongside entry is Thief arrested.
23 Apr 1903
From Superintendent Foster to All Stations – The Stewards Office at Danesbury Welwyn was broken into and a desk forced and £2.17.0 abstracted between the hours of 6 p.m. 30th Sept and 6.30 a.m. 1st Oct entrance effected by breaking side window, tramp suspected.
01 Oct 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
From Superintendent Wood to All Stations – Stolen from an automatic machine at the Metropolitan Railway Station Rickmansworth during the night of 6th Inst about 6/- in coppers the property of the Automatic Sweetmeat Delivery Company Southwark Street, London, SW.
07 May 1903
From Chief Clerk to All Divisions – Night duty for January 04 7th number 3 step to be worked.
29 Dec 1903
From Chief Constable to All Superintendents – You will attend this Office in uniform at 11.30 a.m. on Monday 31st Inst instead of Friday next to confer with me.
26 Aug 1903
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 Clerk to Inspector in charge – I will attend Bishops Stortford on Saturday to inspect books etc.
01 Apr 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 Inspector D.A.A. to Superintendent Martin – The premises of E.B. Barnard of Grove Lodge Sawbridgeworth are declared free of Swine Fever.
31 Dec 1903
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
